Portfolio plate no. 433
Title
Depositing a prayer-stick
Curtis Caption
Round, painted sticks with feathers attached by cotton cords are deposited in various places, particularly in springs and at shrines, in supplication to the spirits associated with the locality.
Creator
Curtis, Edward S. 1868-1952
Physical Description
1 photogravure : brown ink ; 34 x 44 cm [plate size]
Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.
Date of Original
1921
Source
The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 433
Relation
Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html
Digital reproduction of the photomechanical print
Digital I.D.
cp12034
Rights
For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission
required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern
University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003.
http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/
