Call NumberX-34086CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryA Native American (Sioux) man dances in a sun dance and stands with his arm extended upward. The man has a feather in his long hair, wears a leather breechcloth with fringe and holds an eagle wing bone whistle in his mouth.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 46 x 31 cm (18 x 12 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBreechclothsDakota IndiansIndians of North AmericaWhistlesFeathersSun danceCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034086Type of MaterialBlack & white photographsPortrait photographsPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 3, plate no. 83.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 3. The Teton Sioux, the Yanktonai, the Assiniboin.NotesCondition: edges worn. Description by Edward S. Curtis: "'As they dance, the performers never leave the spot on which they stand, the movement consisting in a slight upward spring from the toes and ball of the foot; legs and body are rigid. Always the right palm is extended to the yellow glaring sun, and their eyes are fixed on its lower rim. The dancer concentrates his mind, his very self, upon the one thing that he desires, whether it be the acquirement of powerful medicine or only success in the next conflict with the enemy.' - Volume III, pages 95-96."; Formerly F47078. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1907. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340867PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, The sun dancer (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130368
