Edward Curtis

American
(1868–1952)

Wishham Female Profile
circa 1910

Photogravure
14 x 11 in. (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
Museum Permanent Collection
STUDY.1984.2

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This object has the following keywords:

• Body piercing - Sources:
  - Work cat.: 93-172351: Gatewood, C. Primitives, 1992.
  - Newsweek, 5/31/93:
  - State of Kansas rules and regulations relating to the practice of tattooing, body piercing, and permanent cosmetics, 1997.
  - Wikipedia, Sept. 21, 2012
  - Florida Department of Health website, Sept. 21, 2012
  - 2001043462: Gay, K. Body marks : tattooing, piercing, and scarification, c2002.
  - DeMello, M. Encyclopedia of body adornment, 2007:
  - MeSH browser, Sept. 21, 2012
  - Canadian subject headings;Hennepin;Random House;Web. 3
• Native American
• profiles - Refers to side views of figures, especially when a clear outline is emphasized. For certain orthographic drawings of objects or structures, use "profiles (orthographic projections)."
• woman

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Anthropology 3110: North American Indian Cultures , 9/15/2015 - 7/8/2016
• SC Fall 21 - Edward Curtis - Native American Photographs , 11/19/2021 - 9/13/2022