Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)
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Title:
A River Camp - Yanktonai
Date:
1908
Size:
Volume, 9.5 x 12.5 inches
Medium:
Vintage Photogravure
A beautiful Yanktonai camp along the river bend is pictured in this photogravure by Edward S. Curtis. Three tipis are visible tucked into the trees and shrubs surrounding the waterway. There are a few Natives around the camp preforming tasks and youngsters watching. This image was taken by Curtis in 1908 and is on display at our Aspen Art Gallery.
The Yanktonai had five principal religious rites "Sun Dance," "Vision Cry," Ghost Keeper," "Buffalo Chant" (puberty), and "Foster-parent Chant", similar to the Tetons, but did not include "White Buffalo Woman." The Assiniboin venerated Thunder and Sun and "Anu k-ite" (Double Face), vaguely described as a spirit which appeared to devotees in the Sun Dance, and told them he was searching for those who did not make sacrifice to him. - Edward Curtis
Provenance:
Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Library
The Yanktonai had five principal religious rites "Sun Dance," "Vision Cry," Ghost Keeper," "Buffalo Chant" (puberty), and "Foster-parent Chant", similar to the Tetons, but did not include "White Buffalo Woman." The Assiniboin venerated Thunder and Sun and "Anu k-ite" (Double Face), vaguely described as a spirit which appeared to devotees in the Sun Dance, and told them he was searching for those who did not make sacrifice to him. - Edward Curtis
Provenance:
Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Library