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Call NumberX-34077CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryA Native American (Havasupai) woman uses a cup to fill a woven water pot by Cataract Creek, in Cataract Canyon, on the Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 36 x 44 cm (14 x 17 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectHavasupai Indians--Havasupai ReservationIndians of North America--Havasupai ReservationCataract Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz.)Cataract Creek (Ariz.)Havasupai Reservation (Ariz.)Streams--Arizona--Havasupai ReservationWater carriers--Arizona--Havasupai ReservationWomen--Arizona--Havasupai ReservationGeographic AreaNew SouthwestCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034077Type of MaterialPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian v. 2, plate no. 75Original 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: "The beautiful limpid Havasu flows the entire length of Cataract Canon, furnishing the Havasupai with ample water for irrigation and for domestic use. They carry the household supply of water in gummed wicker bottles held in place on the back by a burden strap passing across the forehead, in a manner similar to that of the Hopi."; Formerly F37840. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1903. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340760; R7100340778PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng

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