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The North American Indian, Vol. IX
Image Not Available for The North American Indian, Vol. IX

The North American Indian, Vol. IX

Date1913
Maker Edward S. Curtis American, 1868-1952
Label TextWhen Curtis embarked on his 20-volume The North American Indian in 1906, Native lifeways had been curtailed but not abandoned. Forced assimilation, especially in boarding schools, did not entirely eradicate the use of canoes in fishing and travel to work in berry and hop fields, or the practice of religious and ceremonial activities.
Object number86.147
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "S'abadeb - The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists", October 24, 2008 - January 11, 2009; Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC, November, 2009 - March, 2010 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "The View From Here: The Pacific Northwest 1870-1940", July 1, 2004 - March 27, 2005 (7/1/2004 - 3/27/2005)
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions13 x 10 x 2 1/2 in. (33 x 25.4 x 6.4 cm)
MediumLeather-bound book, with text and photographs
Image Not Available for The North American Indian, Vol. X
The North American Indian, Vol. X
Edward S. Curtis
1915
Object number: 86.148
Image Not Available for The North American Indian, List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Ten
The North American Indian, List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Ten
Edward S. Curtis
1914
Object number: 86.288
Image Not Available for The North American Indian, Vol. XI
The North American Indian, Vol. XI
Edward S. Curtis
1916
Object number: 86.149
Image Not Available for A Rare Salish Blanket
A Rare Salish Blanket
William C. Orchard
1926
Object number: SC92.85
Image Not Available for Memories of the American Museum of Natural History. Volume II. Anthropology. I. The Jesup North Pacific Expedition. V. Basketry Designs of the Salish Indians.
Memories of the American Museum of Natural History. Volume II. Anthropology. I. The Jesup North Pacific Expedition. V. Basketry Designs of the Salish Indians.
Livingston Farrand
1900
Object number: SC92.84
Image Not Available for Ginza Haccho
Ginza Haccho
Yoshikazu Suzuki
1954
Object number: 2018.14.2
Image Not Available for A handpainted/colored gravure of the design from Nakoatok Mawihl from Volume 10 of the North American Indian, 1914
A handpainted/colored gravure of the design from Nakoatok Mawihl from Volume 10 of the North American Indian, 1914
Edward S. Curtis
1914
Object number: 2019.3.1
Image Not Available for A Tlu'wulahu Mask - Tsawatenok (The North American Indian, V. X. Norwood, MA: The Plimpton Press, 1915)
A Tlu'wulahu Mask - Tsawatenok (The North American Indian, V. X. Norwood, MA: The Plimpton Press, 1915)
Edward S. Curtis
1915
Object number: 2019.3.3
Photo: Scott Leen
Smoke
Joan Mitchell
1988, printed 1989
Object number: 2022.7
Photo: Scott Leen
A Cloud Index
Spencer Finch
2020
Object number: 2022.14
Image Not Available for Die träumenden Knaben (The Dreaming Boys)
Die träumenden Knaben (The Dreaming Boys)
Oskar Kokoschka
1908
Object number: 71.40
Image Not Available for BOOK ENDS/ Our National Calamity, Ex Libris Seattle Art Museum, DISCARDED
BOOK ENDS/ Our National Calamity, Ex Libris Seattle Art Museum, DISCARDED
Charles LeDray
2018 - 2021
Object number: 2024.11.2