A NAKOAKTOK MAWIHL
From Copyright Photograph 1914 by E.S. Curtis - ON TISSUE
10/174 60 in pencil on reverse indicating Portfolio 10: The Kwakiutl. Facing Page 174.
Paper size approx 12.5 x 9.5
Image size approx 8.25 X 5.5 on Japanese Tissue,” also known as India Proof Paper which is tipped-in (taped) to hand made paper.
Watermark on paper: None
These smaller photogravures are printed on 9½” x 12½” hand-made paper of which were originally bound in books. Curtis did not edition his individual prints as such. However, his sets of rare books, The North American Indian, were editioned. And, by extension, the photogravures contained therein are of a limited edition. Origin: The North American Indian Volume. Safely removed from original portfolio. This is an original large photogravure plate from 'The North American Indian. This potogravure used the original photo and was transferred to an etching plate, then hand inked and pressed into vellum paper. Giving it an etching look rather than a photo look. Originally, 500 sets of the 20 volumes were proposed, but only about half or 227 actual sets were produced. These publications document indigenous American Indian life in photography and involved a handful of individuals. Edward Sheriff Curtis published The North American Indian between 1907 and 1930. A true piece of Native American History.

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