Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

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Edward S. Curtis - Plate 255 The Rush Gatherer - Kutenai - Vintage Photogravure - Portfolio, 18 x 22 inches - The Kutenai people are situated in British Columbia, between the Rocky mountains and Kootenay lake, the valley of the Kootenay river in northern Idaho, and the extreme north-western corner of Montana. <br> <br>"Inhabiting a mountainous country dotted with lakes and traversed by long winding rivers, the Kutenai very naturally became expert boatmen. The commoner form of craft was made of pine-bark or spruce-bark laid over a framework of split-fur. It was sharp at bow and stern, of a form still seen among the Kalispel." -Edward S. Curtis in "The North American Indian"
Title:
Plate 255 The Rush Gatherer - Kutenai
Date:
1910
Size:
Portfolio, 18 x 22 inches
Medium:
Vintage Photogravure
 
The Kutenai people are situated in British Columbia, between the Rocky mountains and Kootenay lake, the valley of the Kootenay river in northern Idaho, and the extreme north-western corner of Montana.

"Inhabiting a mountainous country dotted with lakes and traversed by long winding rivers, the Kutenai very naturally became expert boatmen. The commoner form of craft was made of pine-bark or spruce-bark laid over a framework of split-fur. It was sharp at bow and stern, of a form still seen among the Kalispel." -Edward S. Curtis in "The North American Indian"
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