Photograph
Karok Baskets
The original caption reads: "The basketry of the Karok does not differ from that of the Hupa and the Yurok. The process is always twining, and the usual materials are hazel rod for the warp, roots of the digger or the yellow pine for the weft, and Xerophyllum grass for white overlay, bark of the maidenhair fern for black, and fibres from the stem of Woodwardia fern, dyed in alder-bark juice in the mouth of the workwoman, for red. Represented in the plate are the receptacle for the storage of seeds and nuts, the burden-basket, the winnowing tray, various sizes of mush-baskets and food containers, and the cradle-basket." A view of several different type of baskets. |
Image ID: | 45798 |
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Creation Date: | 1923 |
Creator Name: | Curtis, Edward S. 1868-1952 |
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Collection Name: | Photographs from The North American Indian, circa 1904-1908 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
Original Format Number: | E77 C97 N6 Vol 13, plate 438 |
Original Dimensions: | 43 x 35 cm [plate size] |
From "The North American Indian," the multi-volume set in which Curtis attempted to document all of the North American Indian tribes. The entire 20 volume set and accompanying portfolios, consist of 2,232 portfolio and bound volume gravures and text, cost $1,500,000 to produce (272 total editions). At least half of the funding came from J.P. Morgan and his son, Jack, by way of grants. Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co. Loose sheets in a portfolio. Rare Books - Oversize - E77 C97 N6 Vol 13, plate 438 |
Outdoor photography |
Handicraft |
Indian baskets |
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