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Title
Peyote drummer
William Smith Mason Collection of Western Americana
Alternative Title
Volume 19, plate 687
Creator
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
Publication Information
E. S. Curtis (Seattle); The University Press (Cambridge, Mass)
Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
West-ography, re-imaging the West
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description
The Peyote rite as practised by the Indians of Oklahoma is described in Volume XIX. No Indian custom has been the subject of greater controversy or has led to the adoption of more laws and regulations with a view of abolishing it, largely because its effects have been misunderstood by white people.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
wor00432.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll8/id/432
Language
English
Subject
Clothing and dress
Drum
Drummers (Musicians)
Manners and customs
Men's clothing
Native Americans
Portrait photography
Portraits
Rites and ceremonies
Source
Photogravure, 18.25 x 22.25 inches: The North American Indian; being a series of volumes picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, and Alaska, 970.6 C942 vol.19 plates, William Smith Mason Collection of Western Americana, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Relation
West-ography, re-imaging the West - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll8

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