United States, Arizona, Akimel O'odham (Pima)
1917
Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Image: 11 7/16 × 15 5/8" | Sheet: 17 15/16 × 21 7/8"
Provenance: Private collection, Tucson, Arizona
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis is titled Kaviu, Pima and was printed in 1917 on Dutch Van Gelder paper, following Curtis's convention of identifying both subject name and tribal affiliation throughout The North American Indian. The Akimel O'odham, or "River People," sustained sophisticated irrigation-based communities along the Gila River for centuries, and their assistance to westward-bound emigrants along the southern overland trails was significant. By the time Curtis documented Kaviu in 1917, the river and much of their traditional agricultural way of life had been effectively appropriated by upstream Anglo settlers and irrigation projects.
The portrait is a quietly powerful image, lending this subject particular historical resonance within the broader O'odham homeland of southern Arizona. The print is on Dutch Van Gelder paper, consistent with the standard edition of The North American Indian. The Tucson provenance carries geographic and cultural meaning for a subject from this region.
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United States, Arizona, Akimel O'odham (Pima)
1917
Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Image: 11 7/16 × 15 5/8" | Sheet: 17 15/16 × 21 7/8"
Provenance: Private collection, Tucson, Arizona
This photogravure by Edward S. Curtis is titled Kaviu, Pima and was printed in 1917 on Dutch Van Gelder paper, following Curtis's convention of identifying both subject name and tribal affiliation throughout The North American Indian. The Akimel O'odham, or "River People," sustained sophisticated irrigation-based communities along the Gila River for centuries, and their assistance to westward-bound emigrants along the southern overland trails was significant. By the time Curtis documented Kaviu in 1917, the river and much of their traditional agricultural way of life had been effectively appropriated by upstream Anglo settlers and irrigation projects.
The portrait is a quietly powerful image, lending this subject particular historical resonance within the broader O'odham homeland of southern Arizona. The print is on Dutch Van Gelder paper, consistent with the standard edition of The North American Indian. The Tucson provenance carries geographic and cultural meaning for a subject from this region.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
