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 "Kan" or brush house, ca.1900. Shaped like an inverted cone with an arched opening, the thatched brush is supported by a framework of sticks inside. A blanket or tarp hangs to the left of the door. In the opening a camp fire is visible as are various household items such as a shoe, a pail, clothing, blankets, cooking implements, etc. Several boards lay against the dwelling at right. The dwelling was constructed in a field of brush.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w 17 x 22 cm., 21 x 16 cm., 13 x 18 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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