Edward S. Curtis American, 1868-1952
Dusty Dress - Kalispel, 1910
Vintage large format Portfolio Photogravure, Portfolio 7, Plate #238, The North American Indian, on Japan Vellum paper
22 x 18 in.
Description by Edward S. Curtis: "The Kalispel young woman, Skohlpba, is garbed in a dress ornamented with shells that imitate elk-tusks. The braids of hair are wound with strips of otter fur, and a weasel-skin dangles from each. The bands of white on the hair are effected with white clay."