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Le Romance du Cortés (The Song of Cortez) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, 1815

Le Romance du Cortes (The Song of Cortez) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, 1815. Cortez Recevoie une Esclave Sans Rancon, [Cortez Recieves a (female) Slave with no Ransom]; Cortez Refuse les presens des Indiens, [Cortez Refuses the gifts of the Indians]. Eurocentric view of the invasion and conquest of the Americas. Designed by Delmes after Hyacinthe Aubry-Lecomte, manufactured by Favre-Petitpierre et Cie

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At the Trysting Place, 1921. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

At the Trysting Place, 1921. [Young Native American women from the southwestern United States]. Photogravure, plate 416 from "The North American Indian, volume 12" (1922)

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Wishham Girl, Profile, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Wishham Girl, Profile, 1910. [Native American woman from the northwestern United States in traditional headdress made of coins, beads and porcupine quills]. Photogravure, plate 279 from "The North American Indian, volume 8" (1911)

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