Jájŭk - Selawik
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
Suffolk Engraving Company
(American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1928
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 × 17 3/4 inches (55.9 × 45.1 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 13 inches (44.5 × 33 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 13 inches (44.5 × 33 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.20.34
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label Text“Parkas for outdoor wear . . . are provided with a hood.” The hood “may be drawn up to cover the head, or thrown back at pleasure.” Curtis said the hood usually has a strip of long hair. It commonly came from the wolf or wolverine. It was “attached to the edge for ornamentation, so that the wearer, with hood up, seems to have a halo of long hairs outlining his face.”
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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