Edward S. Curtis American, 1868-1952
Walpi Architecture, 1921
Vintage large format Portfolio Photogravure, Portfolio 12, Plate # 421, The North American Indian, on Japan Tissue
18 x 22 in.
POA
Description by Edward S. Curtis: "The house-walls are about eighteen inches thick, and consist of fragments of sandstone, shaped by fracture but undressed, and bound together with mud plaster. The upper levels of the terraced buildings are reached by ladders and by stone steps."