Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952); The Bark Gatherer;
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) The Bark Gatherer, 1915 Large-format photogravure, printed in 1916 15 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (38.7 x 28.5 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Property from a Corporate Collection, Los Angeles, acquired 1989. Literature The North American Indian (1907-1930), Vol. 11 (The Nootka. The Haida), plate 383. 'These people still use large quantities of yellow-cedar bark in the manufacture of mats, and formerly this material furnished them their clothing also. The Hesquiat woman in the picture has a bulky pack of bark on her back, and in her hand is a steel-bladed adz of the primitive type.' - Edward Curtis, The North American Indian, Vol. 11. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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