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 an Apache Indian girl carrying an olla (a water basket) on her head, ca.1900. The basket is decoratively woven. The girl is balancing the olla with the help of both hands. She is wearing a light-colored shift open in the front. She is wearing numerous beaded necklaces around her neck. Her dark hair is cropped short at about neck level. A few dwellings are visible (out of focus) in the background.
Type
image
Format
4 photographs : glass photonegatives, photoprints, b&w 26 x 21 cm., 22 x 17cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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