Waíhusiwa, A Zuñi Kyáqĭmâssi
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
Suffolk Engraving Company
(American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1903
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions21 7/8 × 17 7/8 inches (55.6 × 45.4 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 3/4 × 12 7/8 inches (45.1 × 32.7 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 3/4 × 12 7/8 inches (45.1 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.17.34
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextWaíhusiwa was a “house chief” of the Zuni. Curtis cited his work with an anthropologist. “Waihusiwa in his youth spent the summer and fall of 1886 in the East with Frank Hamilton Cushing.” Curtis said the Zuni man “was the narrator of much of the lore published in Cushing’s Zuni Folk Tales. A highly spiritual man, he is one of the most steadfast of the Zuni priests in upholding the traditions of the native religion.”
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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