Pomo baskets, mortar and pestle, from The North American Indian

Artist Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952)

Maker Suffolk Engraving Company

Date1924

MediumPhotogravure

DimensionsImage: 15 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches (39.1 x 29.2 cm);
Sheet: 21 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches (54.6 x 45.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Edward D. Klein, Class of 1972, MBA 1973, and Muriel Klein, Class of 1972

Terms

Photographs
Still Life
Photogravure
Baskets
Bowls
Mortars
Pestles
Tools

Object number83.131.004.008

Label CopyAdditional materials by Edward Curtis are held in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Rare Books E77 .C97 ++ and Archives 8043, boxes VIII-1 – VIII-4.

Collections

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