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Lot 146
Sale 6485 - Native American Art
Apr 10, 2026
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Lot Description
Edward S. Curtis
26 photogravures with 1905-1926 copyright dates, images approx. 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. sheet).
5 volume photogravures on tissue paper: Kalasetsah, Skokomish. -- Siluk, Diomede. -- Nuktaya, King Island. -- Housetops, King Island. -- Line Stretching Posts, Nunivak.
9 volume photogravures on Van Gelder paper: Start of Whale Hunt, Cape Prince of Wales. -- Lahkeudup, Skokomish. -- Suqitlaa. -- Tahopik, Diomede. -- Drying Walrus Hide, Diomede. -- Quinault Canoes. -- The Old Makah. -- Qamutsun Village, Cowichan. -- Noatak Village.
12 volume photogravures on Japon vellum: Calling a Moose, Cree. -- Walrus Boats, Big Domede in the Distance. -- Start of Whale Hunting, Cape Prince of Wales. -- Oksiwik, Cape Prince of Wales. -- Tamlaitk, Namnit. -- Herring Racks, Nunivak. -- Kaiak Frame, Nunivak. -- Chahali, Nunivak. -- Kaiak With Seal Hunting Equipment, Nunivak. -- A Partially Cut Up Whale. -- A Mamalelekala Chief’s Mortuary House. -- Henipsum Village, Cowichan.
(1868-1952)
Photogravures Documenting Native Subjects and Activities in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Northwest Coast
26 photogravures with 1905-1926 copyright dates, images approx. 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. sheet).
5 volume photogravures on tissue paper: Kalasetsah, Skokomish. -- Siluk, Diomede. -- Nuktaya, King Island. -- Housetops, King Island. -- Line Stretching Posts, Nunivak.
9 volume photogravures on Van Gelder paper: Start of Whale Hunt, Cape Prince of Wales. -- Lahkeudup, Skokomish. -- Suqitlaa. -- Tahopik, Diomede. -- Drying Walrus Hide, Diomede. -- Quinault Canoes. -- The Old Makah. -- Qamutsun Village, Cowichan. -- Noatak Village.
12 volume photogravures on Japon vellum: Calling a Moose, Cree. -- Walrus Boats, Big Domede in the Distance. -- Start of Whale Hunting, Cape Prince of Wales. -- Oksiwik, Cape Prince of Wales. -- Tamlaitk, Namnit. -- Herring Racks, Nunivak. -- Kaiak Frame, Nunivak. -- Chahali, Nunivak. -- Kaiak With Seal Hunting Equipment, Nunivak. -- A Partially Cut Up Whale. -- A Mamalelekala Chief’s Mortuary House. -- Henipsum Village, Cowichan.