Masked Dancers in Canoes - Qágyuhl
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1914
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions17 3/4 × 22 inches (45.1 × 55.9 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/4 × 16 1/2 inches (33.7 × 41.9 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/4 × 16 1/2 inches (33.7 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.10.24
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextCurtis described the ceremonies of the Kwakiutl. He wrote about the winter dance. He said that members of a secret society devote themselves to the winter dances and feasts. “Visitors approaching a village where the winter dance is in progress sometimes array themselves in their ceremonial costumes.” They “dance while the canoes slowly move shoreward.” From left to right the dancers represent “Wasp, Thunderbird, and Grizzly-bear.”
ProvenanceAcquired by subscription directly from the artist by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.[1]; purchased December 6, 2012 through (Christies, New York, New York,[2]) by (Arader Galleries, New York, New York); purchased June 10, 2013 through (Arader Galleries, New York, New York) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | [1] This set was stored in the National Geographic Society’s archive housed in the Society’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. | [2] "The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration," December 6, 2012, Christie’s, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, sale 2603, lot 65
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