Wishham Girl
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1910
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 × 18 1/4 inches (55.9 × 46.4 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 12 1/2 inches (44.5 × 31.8 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 12 1/2 inches (44.5 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.8.24
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextCurtis visited the Wishham in Oregon. This girl wears a heavily beaded deerskin dress of the plains type. Strands of shell beads encircle her neck. Her nose is pierced with a dentalium, a tusk shell. “The head-dress consists of shells, shell beads, commercial beads, and Chinese coins. The coins made their appearance in the Columbia River region at a comparatively early date. This form of head-dress was worn on special occasions by girls between the age of puberty and their marriage.”
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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