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Camp Curtis, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisCamp Curtis, c1908. Log cabin in clearing in front of a large rock formation
A Serrano woman of Tejon, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisA Serrano woman of Tejon, c1924. Serrano woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front
Wishham woman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisWishham woman, c1910. Chinookan Indians: Tlakluit; Washington. Landscape, portrait, woman, full length, facing right, standing, wearing beaded buckskin dress
Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisTsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1914
Wishram female type (front), 1910, c1915. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisWishram female type (front), 1910, c1915. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Tlakluit Indian woman, with bone in nose, facing front, Washington state
Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisPreparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Tlakluit Indian woman, sitting on ground, placing salmon fillets on wood plank, woven reed mat in background, Washington State
Principal female shaman of the Hupa, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisPrincipal female shaman of the Hupa, c1923. Hupa woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front
A Santa Ysabel Woman-Diegueño, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisA Santa Ysabel Woman-Diegueno, c1924. Santa Ysabel woman, bust portrait, facing front
Klamath tule hut, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisKlamath tule hut, c1923. Klamath woman, full-length portrait, facing front, seated in front of house thatched with rush mats
Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisWater rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance, c1927. Three Cheyenne dancers in ceremonial dress, bend towards water
Toneneli and Haschelti, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisToneneli and Haschelti, c1905. Two Navajo men impersonating two Yeibichai, Toneneli (Water God) and Haschelti (Talking God) on the 6th day of the Yeibichai ceremony
Haschelti and Haschebaad, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisHaschelti and Haschebaad, c1905. Two Navajo men impersonating two Yeibichai, Haschelti (Talking God) and Haschebaad (Goddess) during the Yeibichai ceremony
Gathering seaweed-Clayoquot, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisGathering seaweed-Clayoquot, c1910. Two Clayoquot Indians with baskets at body of water
A Diegueño home, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisA Diegueno home, c1924
At the pool, animal dance-Cheyenne, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisAt the pool, animal dance-Cheyenne, c1927. Cheyenne people gathered along waterfront, some dipping hands in water, some carrying umbrellas
The Clowns, animal dance-Cheyenne, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisThe Clowns, animal dance-Cheyenne, c1927
Entrance to a Yurok Sweat-house, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisEntrance to a Yurok Sweat-house, c1923. Sheltered hole in mound of earth lined with boards, large rocks in foreground
Yeibichai, the beggar, Tonenili-Navajo Indian, dressed in spruce branches, 1904, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisYeibichai, the beggar, Tonenili-Navajo Indian, dressed in spruce branches, 1904, c1905
Gathering hasen-Qahatika, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisGathering hasen-Qahatika, c1907. Woman using long pole to harvest cactus fruit, Arizona
The Chanter, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisThe Chanter, c1905. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo Indian, wrapped in blanket
Hupa sweat-house, 1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisHupa sweat-house, 1923. Underground building covered with wood plank roof, surrounded by wall of large rocks
Masked dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisMasked dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. During the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers wearing masks and costumes, crouch in foreground with others behind them
Chemehuevi house, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisChemehuevi house, c1924. Thatched shelter built on mounded dirt
Saguaro fruit gatherers-Maricopa, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisSaguaro fruit gatherers-Maricopa, c1907. Three women, two of them with baskets on their heads, standing by cactus plant, Arizona
Invocation-Sioux, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisInvocation-Sioux, c1907. Photographs shows a Dakota man, wearing breechcloth, holding pipe, with right hand raised skyward
Saliva, Slow Bull (in background), Picket Pin's arm, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisSaliva, Slow Bull (in background), Picket Pin's arm, c1907. Three Dakota men, seated or kneeling on ground, one attending to bison skull
Nez Percé sweat-lodge, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisNez Perce sweat-lodge, c1910. Landscape, lashed pole framed with blanket, large smooth stones in dry river bed, house, fence and hills in background
Priests passing before the pipe-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisPriests passing before the pipe-Cheyenne, c1910. Group of Cheyenne people, most seated in a semicircle during sun dance ceremony, woman in foreground is holding pipe, buffalo skull in foreground
Flute ceremony at Tureva Spring, Middle Mesa, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisFlute ceremony at Tureva Spring, Middle Mesa, c1905. Hopi Indians gathered at oasis, some seated at water, others standing in background
Offering the pipe, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisOffering the pipe, 1908. Photograph shows woman offering a pipe to a tree
Gathering Seeds-Coast Pomo, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisGathering Seeds-Coast Pomo, c1924. Cecilia Joaquin, Pomo woman, full-length portrait, standing, using seed beater to gather seeds into a burden basket
For strength and visions-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisFor strength and visions-Apsaroke, c1908. Photograph shows an Apsaroke man, leaning back slightly, with strips of leather attached to his chest and tethered to a pole secured by rocks
Quiet waters-Yurok, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisQuiet waters-Yurok, c1923. Yurok man standing on rock ledge holding fishing line in one hand and pole down into the water below with the other hand
Tanaktak House, Harbeldown Island, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisTanaktak House, Harbeldown Island, c1914. Stairs leading up to wooden building, topped with Kwakiutl ceremonial art; in foreground one totem pole on the left
The offering-San Ildefonso, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisThe offering-San Ildefonso, c1927. Photograph shows a barechested Tewa man, standing high on a cliff, arms stretched before him as he sprinkles cornmeal as an offering at the start of a day
Sun dance in progress-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisSun dance in progress-Cheyenne, c1910
Arikara Medicine Ceremony-The Ducks, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisArikara Medicine Ceremony-The Ducks, c1908. Photo shows three Arikara men, members of the medicine fraternity, dancing, painted to represent ducks and holding rushes
Whale ceremonial - Clayoquot, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisWhale ceremonial - Clayoquot, c1910. Nootka indian taking ceremonial bath, before whale hunt
Maricopa Woman Mealing, 1907 Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisMaricopa Woman Mealing, 1907 Photograph shows a maricopa woman kneeling, grinding meal
Nature's mirror-Navaho, 1904, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisNature's mirror-Navaho, 1904, c1904. Woman standing on rock in reflecting pool of water
Zuni gardens, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisZuni gardens, c1927
Paviotso house at Walker Lake, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisPaviotso house at Walker Lake, c1924. Paviotso woman sitting outside thatched hut with baskets, possibly for winnowing, in foreground
Cornfields of Cañon del Muerto, 1906, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisCornfields of Canon del Muerto, 1906, c1907. Navajo Indian cornfield, cliffs in background
A mat house, Skokomish, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisA mat house, Skokomish, c1913
Offering pipe to the skull-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisOffering pipe to the skull-Cheyenne, c1910. Woman offering pipe to buffalo skull, during sun dance ceremony
The snake priest, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisThe snake priest, c1906. Photograph shows a Native man wearing a headdress and carrying several snakes in his left hand
Two Apache Indian women at campfire, cooking pot in front of one, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisTwo Apache Indian women at campfire, cooking pot in front of one, c1903
A child of the desert, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisA child of the desert, c1904. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo Indian child, facing front, blanket around back of head and shoulders