$938
Nine Edward Sheriff Curtis Photogravures, c. 1914 to 1928. From Curtis' seminal work The North American Indian, including four large folio prints on Japanese vellum, Plate 688 "Nunivak Children," Plate 698 "Hooper Bay Youth," Plate 699 "The Village-Hooper Bay" and Plate 712 "Starting Up the Noata River-Kotzebue"; and five small prints including "A Grave-Post, Hooper Bay," "Food Caches, Hooper Bay," "Hooper Bay Man," "Hooper Bay Homes" and "Drying Whale Meat, Hooper Bay," sheet size 22 x 18 and 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in., respectively. Estimate $400-600 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-11-02