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Object Number
59-8-10/100257.1.8
Display Title
Portrait of a Comanche Peyote Drummer
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Comanche, Plains (Oklahoma). Peyote Drummer. Contact print for large plates supplementing Vol. XIX of Edward S. Curtis' "The North American Indian" (1930) VOL. XIX Plate 687 (over) The Peyote rite as practised by Indians of Oklahoma is described in VXIX. No Indian costum has been the subject of greater controversy or has led to the adoption of more laws and regulations with a view of abolishing it, largely because its effects have been misunderstood by white people."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Ritual Figure
- Proper Name
Subject
- Peyote drummer
- Drummer
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1930
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
Culture
- Comanche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
High Plains
Dimensions
Overall: 14.61 x 19.69 cm (5 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Jones Advertising Agency, Inc.
Seller
Unknown
(29 Jan 1959)
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