Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian


The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis
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Volume 10: The Kwakiutl

List of Plates | Gallery View | Bibliographic Record

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Tenaktak wedding guests 1914 18.6 x 14.2 23 x 18 Frontispiece
Sailing (Qagyuhl) 1914 14.3 x 19 19 x 22 Facing page 4
Nimkish village at Alert Bay 1914 19.3 x 14.3 24 x 18 Facing page 8
A housefront (Awaitlala) 1914 14.5 x 19 19 x 23 Facing page 10
A "begged-from" cedar 1914 19 x 14.3 24 x 18 Facing page 12
A fair breeze 1914 14.5 x 19 19 x 22 Facing page 14
Preparing cedar-bark (Nakoaktok) 1914 19 x 14 24 x 17 Facing page 16
A Tsawatenok house-front 1914 [blank] 18 x 23 Facing page 18
A Koskimo house 1914 19.3 x 14.6 24 x 18 Facing page 20
A Koskimo dandy 1914 18.9 x 13.9 23 x 17 Facing page 22
Front interior posts of a Koskimo house 1914 19.2 x 14.4 24 x 18 Facing page 24
A Kwaustums village 1914 14.5 x 19 19 x 22 Facing page 26
The octopus catcher (Qagyuhl) 1914 19 x 14.2 23 x 17 Facing page 28
Ready for the cast (Qagyuhl) 1914 14.5 x 19 19 x 22 Facing page 30
Tenaktak canoes 1914 14.5 x 18.8 19 x 22 Facing page 32
Tenaktak house, Harbledown Island 1914 19 x 14.5 24 x 18 Facing page 34
At Memkumlis 1914 14.1 x 19.1 19 x 23 Facing page 36
Kwaustums village, Gilford Island 1914 12.8 x 18.5 17 x 22 Facing page 38
A Kwakiutl canoe 1914 14.1 x 19.2 18 x22 Facing page 44
The hand-game (Qagyuhl) 1914 14.2 x 18.9 19 x 22 Facing page 48
A Mamalelekala chief's mortuary house 1914 14 x 19.1 19 x 22 Facing page 52
Tsawatenok tree burial 1914 20.2 x 15 24 x 18 Facing page 54
Mamalelekala cemetery on Village Island 1914 14.2 x 18.9 19 x 22 Facing page 56
Kekuhtlala (Koeksotenok) 1914 19.1 x 13.7 24 x 17 Facing page 62
Naemahlpunkuma (Hahuamis) 1914 19.2 x 13.8 23 x 17 Facing page 66
Lagyus (Tsawatenok) 1914 19 x 13.2 23 x 16 Facing page 70
Tlahleelis (Koprino) 1914 19.1 x 13.5 23 x 16 Facing page 74
Gyakum (Koskimo) 1914 19.1 x 11.6 24 x 15 Facing page 78
Nultsi (Lekwiltok) 1914 19.9 x 14.5 24 x 18 Facing page 82
Yumqas (Mamalelekala) 1914 19.2 x 14 24 x 17 Facing page 86
Tsawatenok girl 1914 19.1 x 13.9 23 x 17 Facing page 90
Twin child healer (a) (Koskimo) 1914 19.1 x 14.2 23 x 17 Facing page 92
Twin child healer (b) (Koskimo) 1914 19.1 x 14.3 23 x 17 Facing page 94
Nakoaktok warrior 1914 19.7 x 13.3 24 x 16 Facing page 98
Crossing the strait 1914 14.1 x 18.7 18 x 22 Facing page 104
Embarking 1914 14.7 x 18.9 19 x 22 Facing page 108
Crests of a Nimkish family 1914 19.2 x 14.5 24 x 18 Facing page 138
Tenaktak crest posts, Harbledown Island 1914 19.1 x 14.2 23 x 17 Facing page 140
Nakoaktok chief and copper 1914 19.8 x 14.7 24 x 18 Facing page 146
Paqusilahl emerging from the woods (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.2 x 14 24 x 18 Facing page 158
Kaloqutsuis (Koskimo) 1914 20.2 x 12.2 25 x 16 Facing page 160
Kaloqutsuis (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.2 x 14.5 24 x 18 Facing page 162
Nunalalahl (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.5 x 13 24 x 17 Facing page 164
Paqusilahl (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.2 x 13.6 24 x 17 Facing page 166
Hamatsa emerging from the woods (Koskimo) 1914 20.5 x 15.1 25 x 18 Facing page 172
A Nakoaktok mawihl 1914 [blank] 23 x 16 Facing page 174
A Nakoaktok mawihl 1914 14.5 x 20.2 19 x 23 Facing page 176
Nunhltsistalahl (Qagyuhl) 1914 19 x 13 23 x 16 Facing page 178
Hamatsa (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.2 x 13.7 23 x 17 Facing page 182
Nane (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.1 x 14.4 24 x 18 Facing page 184
Tsunukwalahl (Qagyuhl) 1914 19 x 13.6 23 x 17 Facing page 186
A Hamatsa costume (Nakoaktok) 1914 19.1 x 14.5 24 x 18 Facing page 194
Grizzly-bear dancer (Qagyuhl) 1914 19 x 13.9 24 x 17 Facing page 202
An incident of the winter dance (Nakoaktok) 1914 13.8 x 18.5 18 x22 Facing page 210
Sisiutl dancer (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.2 x 14 24 x 17 Facing page 212
Sisiutl (Qagyuhl) 1914 14.3 x 19 19 x 22 Facing page 214
Nuhlimahla (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.6 x 13.8 24 x 17 Facing page 216
Hamasilahl (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.2 x 14.3 24 x 18 Facing page 228
Tawihyilahl (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.1 x 14 24 x 17 Facing page 230
Qunhulahl (Qagyuhl) 1914 14 x 19 18 x22 Facing page 232
Kwahwumhl (Koskimo) 1914 19.1 x 14.1 23 x 17 Facing page 234
Hami (Koskimo) 1914 19.5 x 14.1 24 x 18 Facing page 236
Atlumhl (Koskimo) 1914 19.1 x 13.9 24 x 17 Facing page 238
Nuhlimkilaka (Koskimo) 1914 19 x 13.3 24 x 17 Facing page 240
A Tluwulahu mask (Tswatenok) 1914 19.1 x 13.2 24 x 16 Facing page 242
A Tluwulahu costume (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.2 x 14.1 24 x 17 Facing page 244
Mask of octopus hunter (Qagyuhl) 1914 20.1 x 12.8 25 x 16 Facing page 346
Waswaslikyi (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.4 x 14.6 24 x 18 Facing page 248
Thunderbirds and whales 1914 [blank] 16 x 23 Facing page 250
Pgwis (Qagyuhl) 1914 19 x 13.9 24 x 17 Facing page 262
A Koeksotenok house-front 1914 13.6 x 18.6 18 x 22 Facing page 264
Komuqi (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.6 x 14.1 24 x 17 Facing page 276
A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums 1914 19.4 x 13.9 24 x 17 Facing page 296
The octopus hunter (Qagyuhl) 1914 19.5 x 14 24 x 18 Facing page 298
List of Illustrations [blank] [blank] 32 x 24 Page vii
List of Illustrations [blank] [blank] 32 x 24 Page viii
List of Illustrations [blank] [blank] 32 x 24 Page ix


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