Call NumberX-34094CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952SummaryPicket Pin, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man stands on a hillside and holds a long pipe. Picket Pin has long hair, wears a breechcloth and stands beside a buffalo skull.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 46 x 30 cm (18 x 12 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota IndiansIndians of North AmericaOglala IndiansBreechclothsCalumetsPrayerSkullsPicket Pin.Geographic AreaGreat PlainsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034094Type of MaterialPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 3, plate no. 91.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: "In supplication the pipe was always offered to the Mystery by holding it aloft. At the feet of the worshipper lies a buffalo-skull, symbolic of the spirit of the animal upon which the Indians were so dependent. The subject of the picture is Picket Pin, an Ogalala Sioux."; Formerly F24370. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1907. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340948PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Prayer to the Mystery. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 27/03/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130405
