Call NumberX-34063CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952SummaryPortrait of Mosa, a Native American (Mohave) girl; she wears face paint and braided bead necklaces.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 43 x 36 cm (17 x 14 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America.Mohave IndiansFace paintingGirlsNecklacesMosa, Mohave Indian.Geographic AreaNew SouthwestCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034063Type of MaterialPhotogravuresPortrait photographsDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 2, plate no. 61.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 2. The Pima, the Papago, the Qahatika, the Mohave, the Yuma, the Maricopa, the Walapai, the Havasu.NotesDescription by Edward S. Curtis: "It would be difficult to conceive of a more aboriginal than this Mohave girl. Her eyes are those of the fawn of the forest, questioning the strange things of civilization upon which it gazes for the first time. She is such a type as Father Garces may have viewed on his journey through the Mohave country in 1776."; Formerly F45636. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1903. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340639PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Mosa - Mohave. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130342
