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ARC 1176.027, Yebichai, the beggar (Diné/Navajo)

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BIB_ID
219435
Accession number
ARC 1176.027
Creator
Edward S. Curtis
Creator date
1868–1952
Object title
Yebichai, the beggar (Diné/Navajo)
Summary
Full-length portrait of an unidentified dancer in a crouched position, in a costume made of tree branches and sprigs, his face covered (Diné/Navajo).
Created
ca. 1904
Printed/Manufactured
United States ; ca. 1905-1910
In note
Edward S. Curtis lantern slides, 1898-1926.
Place
United States, manufacture place.
Description
1 lantern slide : photograph on glass, sepia toned ; 3 1/4 x 4 inches (lantern slide format)
Notes
Title from Curtis negative logbook.
Image also available in the Library of Congress online catalog (viewed May 2021): Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress), LOT 12311, Library of Congress number 89715069, dated 1904 and ©1905, Curtis negative number 1055-04, title: Yebichai, the beggar; summary: Tonenili-Navajo Indian, dressed in spruce branches.
Forms part of a collection of lantern slides by Curtis (ARC 1176).
Classification
Department