Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

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Edward S. Curtis - Sioux Maiden - Vintage Photogravure - Volume, 12.5 x 9.5 inches - "The decorative art of the Lakota found expression on their deerskin garments, pipe-bags, saddle-blankets, robes, parfleches, shields and tipis... There seems to be no fixed motif in many of their designs, each woman reading into her art whatever may be prompted by her thoughts, the same figure sometimes meaning as many different things as there are workers." from "The North American Indian" by Edward S. Curtis, Volume III
Title:
Sioux Maiden
Date:
1908
Size:
Volume, 12.5 x 9.5 inches
Medium:
Vintage Photogravure
 
"The decorative art of the Lakota found expression on their deerskin garments, pipe-bags, saddle-blankets, robes, parfleches, shields and tipis... There seems to be no fixed motif in many of their designs, each woman reading into her art whatever may be prompted by her thoughts, the same figure sometimes meaning as many different things as there are workers." from "The North American Indian" by Edward S. Curtis, Volume III
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