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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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Body piercing*, Native American, portrait, profiles*, woman
  • 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
  • portrait
  • 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

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