Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photographic portrait of an Apache Indian woman making baskets, ca.1900. She is sitting on the ground with a partially finished basket with a checkered design in her hands on her lap. A sheaf of straws lays in front of her. A pail sits at her side. She is wearing a plaid dress shawl over a print dress. Her long hair hangs to her chest. She is sitting in the entry of a short rough stick or thatched shelter. Several household objects sit nearby including a blanket, clothing, a box, etc. A tangle of tree and bush branches is visible behind her at right.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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