Call NumberX-34031Alternate TitleNorth American Indian : v. 1, plate no. 30CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryNative Americans (Navajo) stand or sit on horseback beside a cairn made with flat rocks, on top of which people have left offerings of twigs. Shows saddled horses, and people with long hair pulled back, cloth headbands and woven blankets wrapped around their shoulders.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 37 x 44 cm (15 x 17 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North AmericaNavajo Indians--Spiritual lifeCairnsHorsesRites and ceremoniesShrinesCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034031Type of MaterialPhotogravuresOriginal Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 1. The Apache, the Jicarillas, the Navaho.NotesCondition: edges worn. Description by Edward S. Curtis: "Scattered about the Navaho reservation are many cairn shrines. The Navaho, when alone or in parties, on approaching one of these gathers a few twigs of pinon or cedar, places them on the shrine, scatters a pinch of sacred meal upon it, and makes supplication for that which he may habitually need or which the moment demands."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1904. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340312PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, At the shrine - Navaho (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 20/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130306
