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A Makah Maiden
A Makah Maiden
A Makah Maiden

A Makah Maiden

Artist (1868 Whitewater, Wisconsin - 1952 Los Angeles, California)
Dateca. 1900-30
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensionssheet: 14 3/4 × 19 1/2 in. (37.5 × 49.5 cm),
plate: 13 1/2 × 17 in. (34.3 × 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Frank McCulloch, Patricia, and Family
Object numberPC2021.75.2
DescriptionA hand-pulled, brown-tinted photogravure portrait of a young girl wearing a blanket or other textile over her head like a shawl. Depicted from the neck up, only her face is visible beneath the covering. She looks directly at the viewer.
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