Yellow Owl Mandan Color
by Edward Curtis
Title
Yellow Owl Mandan Color
Artist
Edward Curtis
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Creations
Description
Yellow Owl Mandan Color by Edward Curtis
We have a sepia tone version of this image at FASGallery.com Searc term Yellow Owl
A face approaching the type of pure Mandan. The neck ornament consists of beads and cylindrical bones, and from the eagle-feather war bonnet hang numerous weasel tails.
An original photograph of this image with the proper providence sold for $6,435.00 through the Scotsdaly Auction house.
Edward Curtis was an American photographer and ethnologist who gained fame for his photographic documentation of the indigenous people of North America. He was particularly known for his work on the Old West, capturing the lives of Native American tribes and cowboys in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Curtis's photographs were not just aesthetically beautiful but also served as an important historical record of the people and cultures he documented. His work remains an important contribution to the history of photography and the understanding of indigenous cultures in America.
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February 1st, 2024
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