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Chimayo Trading has acquired the highly desirable Portfolio #17 from the North American Indian Project, a collection of historic vintage photographs, descriptions and insights into early Native American life which we are offering for sale. Printed with great fidelity on tissue, the sepia photography was the life’s work of Edward S. Curtis, fondly known by his subjects as the “Shadow Catcher”.
Printed with great clarity on tissue paper, the most faithful of all the substrates. This is a precious find for the right collector. Some of the most interesting insights into Pueblo life and people can be gleaned from this collection of photos. In this grouping, #581 is a beautifully clear portrait in sepia of a San Ildefonso girl named “Flower Morning” (Povi-tamu) who is balancing a pot on her head that is typical of the pottery used every day to carry water. She would have ladled water with a hollow gourd. The vessel rested on a woven ring on her head to steady the post and protect the scalp. The decoration on the pottery itself in the image speaks to the enduring importance of the serpent in Tewa life.
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