Skip to main content

Image / Mojave Indian woman bead worker with decorated pottery olla, or water jug, …

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Mojave Indian woman bead worker with decorated pottery olla, or water jug, ca.1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900
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
Send requests to address or e-mail given
USC Libraries Special Collections
specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a Mojave Indian woman bead worker with decorated pottery olla, or water jug, ca.1900. She wears a dotted cloth around her shoulders, and a long light skirt and blouse. She sits on the ground with her back to an adobe wall with a blanket or piece of clothing laying to the right. The olla which is decorated with beadwork sits in front of her near a small tin cup.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w
22 x 17 cm.
glass plate negatives
portraits
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m16034
USC-1-1-1-13931 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-3404
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m16034
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-3404.jpg
Subject
Indians--Mojave
Indians of North America
Mohave Indians
Clothing and dress
Pottery
Women
Mojave Indians
Mojave Indians--Pottery--Bead Work
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
USA
Source
1-173- [Microfiche number]
3404 [Accession number]
CHS-3404 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: