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Edward S. Curtis — Portfolio IV, Plate 137: The Chief and His Staff--Apsaroke
Edward S. Curtis

Portfolio IV, Plate 137: The Chief and His Staff--Apsaroke

1905

Exemplifying Curtis's approach to portraying Native American leadership, this formal portrait presents an Apsaroke (Crow) chief surrounded by the symbols and regalia of his authority.

Medium
photogravure

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