Older Wishram Woman - circa 1910
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This older woman is wearing a traditional woven basket hat as well as a dentalium placed through a piercing in the septum of her nose.
This older woman is wearing a traditional woven basket hat as well as a dentalium placed through a piercing in the septum of her nose. While it looks like a small tusk or tooth, the dentalium is actually a long thin seashell.
Curtis included this and other Wishram images in his monumental work, "The Indians of North America".
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon.
| Photographer | Edward S. Curtis |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington State |
| Subject | Native Americans, Portraits |
| Decade | 1910s |
| Print Maker | Old Oregon |
| Original Type | Larger Print |
| Size of Original | 6.9 x 9.3 inches |
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