Call NumberX-34145CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryA Native American (Crow) man and woman pose by a tipi painted with symbols including a crescent moon and a coup calumet. The woman wears a buckskin dress and the man wears a feather headdress and leggings.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 46 x 34 cm (18 x 13 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCrow Indians--Spiritual lifeIndians of North America--Spiritual lifeSymbolsTipisGeographic AreaGreat PlainsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034145Type of MaterialPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 4, plate no. 141.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 4. The Apsaroke, or Crows, the Hidatsa.NotesDescription by Edward S. Curtis: "The Apsaroke medicine-men usually painted their lodges according to the visions received while fasting and supplicating their spirits. This tipi was painted dark red, with various symbols on the covering. No man would dare so to decorate a tipi without having received his instructions in revelation from the spirits."; Formerly F28891. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1905. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100341457PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Apsaroke medicine tipi (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130529
