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
Photograph of portrait of a recently married Mojave Indian couple, ca.1900. They are standing outside. She (at left) wears a large beaded collar which covers her shoulders, a cape, a thick beaded sash around her waist, and a long print skirt. Her midriff and breasts are bare. He (at right) wears a vest over a shirt, beads and a bandana tied about his neck, trousers, and a large fez-like cap. He is barefoot. They are holding hands. Vegetation is visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
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