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Title
Paiute Indian woman making basket in the Yosemite Valley, ca.1900-1902
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
James, George Wharton
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900/1902
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of a Paiute Indian woman making basket in the Yosemite Valley, ca.1900-1902. She is sitting cross-legged on the ground. A large basket is visible behind her to her left. In front of her is a small shallow bowl of water. Vegetation is visible behind her. She is wearing a scarf, blouse, and long skirt.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
22 x 17 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m8428
USC-1-1-1-13951 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-1162
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m8428
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-1162.jpg
Subject
Indians--Paiute
Indians of North America
Paiute Indians
Clothing and dress
Tribal areas
Time Period
circa 1900/1902
Place
California
Mariposa
USA
valleys: Yosemite Valley
Source
1-162 [Microfiche number]
1162 [Accession number]
CHS-1162 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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