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Edward S. Curtis - Many Goats, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Many Goats, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 991.

Edward S. Curtis - Placing kedan

Navajo man impersonating Yebichai, placing feather sticks around the sweat. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1062-04.

Edward S. Curtis - The White Singer, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo man, facing slightly right, wearing headband and silver squash blossom necklace. H87245 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2055-06.

Edward S. Curtis - [Navajo riders in Canyon de Chelly]

Photo shows seven Native riders on horseback and dog traveling against a background of canyon cliffs. H52434 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1013. Copyright 1904 by E.S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curt... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Navaho [with blanket wrapped around head and shou...

Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. No. 1014. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Ga askidi, Zahadolzha, Haschelti--Navaho

The God of Harvest, Fringe Mouth, and Talking God for a Yébĭchai healing ceremony or night chant. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edwa... More

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai prayer, C

Navajo men impersonating myth characters during Yebichai dance. H87253 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2064-06.

Edward S. Curtis - Giving the medicine--Navaho

Photograph shows aNavajo shaman giving medicine to participant sitting atop blanket(?) used in sweatbath, as two others look on. Curtis no. 1057-04. Inscribed on verso: Yebichai giving the medicine. Forms part... More

Edward S. Curtis - Nature's mirror--Navaho

Woman standing on rock in reflecting pool of water. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 987. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 1, p. 66.

Edward S. Curtis - [Toneneli and Haschelti]

Two Navajo men impersonating two Yebichai, Toneneli (Water God) and Haschelti (Talking God) on the 6th day of the Yebichai ceremony. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1056-04.

Edward S. Curtis - [The Patient], Head and Shoulders Portrait

Portrait of Navajo man, head-and-shoulders, facing front, rag headband, blanket over shoulders. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1059-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Cañón shadows--Navaho

Three Navajos on horseback dwarfed by canyon walls. H87226 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2035-06. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Giving the medicine--Navaho

Photograph shows aNavajo shaman giving medicine to participant sitting atop blanket(?) used in sweatbath, as two others look on. Curtis no. 1057-04. Inscribed on verso: Yebichai giving the medicine. Forms part... More

Edward S. Curtis - [The blanket weaver--Navaho]

Woman weaving blanket under cottonwood tree, with canyon wall forming background. H55578 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 1048-04. Published in: The North Ame... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Navajo riders in Canyon de Chelly]

Photo shows seven Native riders on horseback and dog traveling against a background of canyon cliffs. H52434 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1013. Copyright 1904 by E.S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curt... More

Edward S. Curtis - A child of the desert

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo Indian child, facing front, blanket around back of head and shoulders. H52471 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. X1022.

Edward S. Curtis - [The chanter], Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo Indian, wrapped in blanket. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1060-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Haschebaad--Navaho

Barechested Navajo man wearing mask of Haschebaad, a benevolent female deity. H55586 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1068-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: T... More

Edward S. Curtis - Navajo with fur cap, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo man, facing right, wearing fur cap, turquois earring, shell necklace, silver button strap over shoulder, and velvet shirt. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1078-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Antelope ruin--Navaho

Ruins of buildings next to wall on canyon floor. H87227 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2038-06. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai prayer, E

Navajo Indians in costumes, dancing. H87255 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2066-06.

Edward S. Curtis - [Yebichai war gods]

Photograph shows three Natives: Tonenili, Tobadzischini, and Nayenezgani, in ceremonial dress, photographed against dark rock background. Curtis no. 1072-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library... More

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - [Nayenezgani--Navaho]

Indian, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing dark leather mask, fur ruff, cloth girdle, silver concho belt and necklaces. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1074-04. Published in: The Nort... More

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - [Haschezhini--Navaho]

Photo shows a Native American man, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing dark leather mask, fur ruff, nude torso painted with black and white splotches. Title from published source. Curtis no. X1076-04. F... More

Edward S. Curtis - Hatali Nez, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Navajo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, looking down, wearing a headband. H55576 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1046-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Into the hills--Navaho

Three Navajo Indians on horseback make their way over hilly terrain. H55570 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1039-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

[Yebichai, the beggar, Tonenili-Navajo Indian, dressed in spruce branc...

Curtis no. 1055-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "The Illusion of the American Frontier" at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain, Nov. 2015-Feb. 2016.

[Yebichai, the beggar, Tonenili-Navajo Indian, dressed in spruce branc...

Curtis no. 1055-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "The Illusion of the American Frontier" at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain, Nov. 2015-Feb. 2016.

Edward S. Curtis - [Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo woman, facin...

Navajo woman wearing silver squash blossom necklace, concho belt, blanket draped over shoulders. H52460 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1019.

Edward S. Curtis - A Navaho smile

Photo shows a Navaho woman sitting outside doorway, right hand on cheek, facing front, smiling. H52469 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1020. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Preparing the sweat

Four Navajo Indians preparing hot embers, covering them with brush and weeds on second day of Yebichai ceremony. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1054-04.

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - [Nayenezgani--Navaho]

Indian, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing dark mask, fur ruff, paint on torso. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. X1066-04. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, W... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Haschelti and Haschebaad]

Two Navajo men impersonating two Yebichai, Haschelti (Talking God) and Haschebaad (Goddess) during the Yebichai ceremony. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1063-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Navajo farm, Native Americans

People sitting outside a brush canopy in front of an earth hogan, with background of arid land showing cornfield and short, broad trees. H55597 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1034-04. Forms part of: Edward ... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Navaho farm

Patches of corn in garden between canyon walls. H87229 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2038-06. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - [The blanket weaver--Navaho]

Woman weaving blanket under cottonwood tree, with canyon wall forming background. H55578 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 1048-04. Published in: The North Ame... More

Edward S. Curtis - Many Goat's son, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and shoulders portrait of Navajo boy, facing front, blanket wrapped around him. H52453 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. X992.

Edward S. Curtis - [Navaho hogan]

Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1041-04. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 1, p. 82.

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Navaho child

H52436 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1015.

Edward S. Curtis - The cliffs, Canyon de Chelly, Ariz.

Four people on horseback and cliffs in background. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. No. 1029-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Antelope Ruin, Cañon del Muerto--Navaho

Antelope House is an ancient pueblo named for nearby Navajo drawings in the Canyon de Chelly. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2072-07.

Edward S. Curtis - The blanket maker - Navaho

Navajo woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding yarn, facing slightly right. H52452 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 1011. Published in: The... More

Edward S. Curtis - A chief of the desert--Navaho / E.S. Curtis.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. H52433 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 989. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30 suppl., v. 1, pl. 26.

Edward S. Curtis - Sand painting, Wind Doctor's ceremony--Navaho

H55605 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1043-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curt... More

Edward S. Curtis - The youth from the desert land--Navaho

H87243 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2053-06.

Edward S. Curtis - [Yebichai war gods]

Photograph shows three Natives: Tonenili, Tobadzischini, and Nayenezgani, in ceremonial dress, photographed against dark rock background. Curtis no. 1072-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library... More

Edward S. Curtis - A policeman - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows half-length portrait of a Navajo man identified as a policeman. H52447 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 990. Sitter previously mis-identified as John Boone or Thic... More

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai initiation outdoors

Group of Indians, most on horseback, watching initiation of young Indian man. No. 1051-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai, patient in sweat bath

Indian wrapped in blanket with medicine man and another man standing over him. No. 1058-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Gaaskidi [i.e. Ganaskidi]--Navaho

Photo shows a Navajo man wearing mask of Ganaskidi, god of harvests, plenty, and of mists. H55592 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1070-04. On verso: Gaaskidi (i.e. Ganaskidi), the horn mask, God of harvest. ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Tonenili--Navaho

Navajo man bedecked in hemlock boughs and mask of a clown associated with the mischievous rain god Tonenili, "Water Sprinkler". H525859 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1067-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curti... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Child life, the cotton woods--Navaho]

Three Navajo children playing, cottonwoods silhouetted in background. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1031-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Among the Black Buttes--Navaho land

Three Navaho Indians on horseback, silhousetted on black buttes, in evening light. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1038-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Cornfields of Cañon del Muerto

Navajo Indian cornfield, cliffs in background. H104274 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. X2043-06. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edw... More

Edward S. Curtis - Three chanters--Navaho

Three Navajo men seated on ground, facing slightly right, one holding rattle. H55574 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1052-04. On verso: Yebichai Three chanters. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Li... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Chief of the Desert

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Native American man, facing right. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 1012.

Edward S. Curtis - [Navaho hogan in Cañon del Muerta(?)]

H8723629 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2049-06. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 1, p. 68.

Edward S. Curtis - [Zahadolzha--Navaho], Head and Shoulders Portrait

Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing leather mask with basket cap, fur ruff, nude torso painted with white lines. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. X1069-04. Published in: The North ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Lynx cap, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo man wearing headpiece from Lynx head. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1045-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai sweat--Navaho

Three Navajo men, seated, watching over a man covered with a blanket(?) anchored by sticks with feathers attached. H55514 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1080-04. On verso: Yebichai sweat bath. Forms part of... More

Edward S. Curtis - Haschogan (House God) - The Yebichai Hunchback

Photograph shows a Navajo man, half-length, seated, facing front, wearing a ceremonial mask with feathers and with fir or spruce branches forming a wreath around the shoulders. Curtis no. x1064-04. Forms part ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Haschogan (House God) - The Yebichai Hunchback

Photograph shows a Navajo man, half-length, seated, facing front, wearing a ceremonial mask with feathers and with fir or spruce branches forming a wreath around the shoulders. Curtis no. x1064-04. Forms part ... More

Edward S. Curtis - The laughing singer, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Navajo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a necklace and a headband. H555615 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1061-04. On verso: Yebichai The laughing singer. Forms part of: Edward S. Cur... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Navajo riders in Canyon de Chelly]

Photo shows seven Native riders on horseback and dog traveling against a background of canyon cliffs. H52434 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1013. Copyright 1904 by E.S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curt... More

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