Gaaskidi-Navaho

1904

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Associated Names
Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist, American, 1868 - 1952

The image depicts a person standing and facing the camera. The individual wears an elaborate mask or headdress covering the entire head. The headdress is made from natural materials with protruding elements resembling feathers or sticks. A large, fluffy garment, possibly made of fur, drapes over their shoulders. The clothing underneath is dark and simple. The background is plain and dark.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed under image in brown ink, center: From Copyright Photograph 1904 By E.S. Curtis; printed under image in brown ink, lower left: GAASKIDI - NAVAHO; on verso, by unknown hand in graphite, lower left: 139; by unknown hand in graphite, lower right: I 138 F.

Wikidata ID

Q64147273

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