Wednesday, February 7, 2018

"Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon - Qagyiuhl"


Photo by Edward S. Curtis - 13 November 1914
This photograph is a part of the Edward S. Curtis collection. Taken in November 1914 it depicts a number of Kwakiutl men dancing in traditional clothing. The photo is captioned "Dancing to restore and eclipsed moon - Qagyiuhl." Curtis was an American ethnographer who took numerous photos as well as film of Indigenous people around North America.

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