SACRED HEAD DRESS PIEGAN Copper Plate & Gravure

1. EDWARD S. CURTIS. Substitute Sacred Head Dress - Piegan, 1910. 7.25x5" image on 8.75x6" copper plate. Plate date 1911. From Volume 6, Piegan, Cheyenne & Arapaho, of The North American Indian. Engraved on plate recto: Substitute Sacred Head Dress - Piegan/ From Copyright Photograph 1910 by E.S. Curtis.

2. EDWARD S. CURTIS. Substitute Sacred Head Dress - Piegan, 1910. 7.25x5" photogravure on 12.5x9.5" Holland Van Gelder paper. Print date 1911. From Volume 6, Piegan, Cheyenne & Arapaho, of The North American Indian. Printed on recto: Substitute Sacred Head Dress - Piegan/ From Copyright Photograph 1910 by E.S. Curtis.

Curtis wrote extensively about Piegan ceremonies, photographing pipes and headdresses sacred to the medicine man wearing them.
Condition Report: 1. Condition: Very Good. Minor scratches, tarnish, dents, abrasions, small dark spots, and ink residue throughout plate surface.
2. Excellent. Minor wear.