Call NumberX-34007CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952SummaryProfile bust portrait of Sigesh, a Native American (Apache) girl. Sigesh wears her hair in a braid and pulled back, wrapped in a nah-leen or hair bow tied with cloth. Shows a multi-strand choker necklace and a woven, striped blanket over her shoulders.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm (18 x 13 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectApache IndiansIndians of North AmericaHair ornamentsBlanketsBraids (Hairdressing)GirlsNecklacesSigeshGeographic AreaNew SouthwestCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034007Type of MaterialPhotogravuresPortrait photographsDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 1, plate no. 6.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 1. The Apache, the Jicarillas, the Navaho.NotesCondition: edges worn. Description by Edward S. Curtis: "This illustrates the girls' method of tying the hair previous to marriage. The ornament fastened to the hair in the back is made of leather, broad and round at the ends and narrow in the middle."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1903. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340079. Plate no. 6.PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Sigesh - Apache. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130282
