AN ASSINIBOIN CAMP Original Copper Plate

EDWARD S. CURTIS. Plate 107 An Assiniboin Camp, 1908. 11.9x15.9" image on 14.1x17.4" copper plate. Plate date 1908. From Portfolio 3, The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin, of The North American Indian. Engraved on plate recto: Plate 107 / An Assiniboin Camp / From Copyright Photograph 1908 by E.S. Curtis / Photogravure John Andrew & Son.

Curtis wrote about this: "In making their camps the Indians often chose more picturesque spots."

This is one of Curtis' most beautiful compositions of Sioux teepees.
Condition Report: Very Good. Minor wear, mild tarnish, ink residue spots, few scratches and abrasions.