Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

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Edward S. Curtis - Plate 282 Hlalakum - Wishham - Vintage Photogravure - Portfolio, 22 x 18 inches - Here is a strong, close-up portrait of Wisham individual, brow furrowed and mouth slightly downturned. The individual's proud posture is softened by a blanket cloaking the body and a braid falling alongside their shoulder. The emotion of this piece is palpable, accentuated by the sitter's direct gaze. <br> <br>"The myths of the Wishham are exceedingly interesting in that they show unusual wealth of imagination and vivacity, yet they are disappointing in their incomplete cosmology and their inattention to obvious phenomena. The Wishham attainment of supernatural attributes was attended with far less than ordinary travail. When seven or eight years of age a boy was instructed by his father or other male relative in the mysteries of the acquirement of "yuhlmah," and bidden to begin his journey to lonely spots among the high hills, that the spirits might come to him." from Edward S. Curtis' "The North American Indian", Volume VIII
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Title:
Plate 282 Hlalakum - Wishham
Date:
1909
Size:
Portfolio, 22 x 18 inches
Medium:
Vintage Photogravure
 
Here is a strong, close-up portrait of Wisham individual, brow furrowed and mouth slightly downturned. The individual's proud posture is softened by a blanket cloaking the body and a braid falling alongside their shoulder. The emotion of this piece is palpable, accentuated by the sitter's direct gaze.

"The myths of the Wishham are exceedingly interesting in that they show unusual wealth of imagination and vivacity, yet they are disappointing in their incomplete cosmology and their inattention to obvious phenomena. The Wishham attainment of supernatural attributes was attended with far less than ordinary travail. When seven or eight years of age a boy was instructed by his father or other male relative in the mysteries of the acquirement of "yuhlmah," and bidden to begin his journey to lonely spots among the high hills, that the spirits might come to him." from Edward S. Curtis' "The North American Indian", Volume VIII
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