Native Americans: the beauty of a bygone era
Native Americans: the beauty of a bygone era

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Left: A Mojave man wearing a rabbit outfit, 1907. Right: A young Yakima man with shell disc earrings, 1910
Left: A Mojave man wearing a rabbit outfit, 1907. Right: A young Yakima man with shell disc earrings, 1910

In the early 1900s, an American photographer from Seattle embarked on a project of epic proportions. He drove along the west coast of North America and captured on film pictures of indians from tribes that were not yet touched by Western civilization by that time. These are amazingly beautiful faces, their eyes convey incredible fortitude and self-esteem. These are really great photos.

Left: Indian Yellow Bull from the Nez Perce tribe. Right: a woman from the Hopi tribe, 1905
Left: Indian Yellow Bull from the Nez Perce tribe. Right: a woman from the Hopi tribe, 1905
Six Navajo Indians on horseback, 1904
Six Navajo Indians on horseback, 1904
Left: Zosh Klisn of the Apaches, 1906. Right: Bear Bull with hairstyle characteristic of the ancient Blackfoot tribe
Left: Zosh Klisn of the Apaches, 1906. Right: Bear Bull with hairstyle characteristic of the ancient Blackfoot tribe

Photographer Edward S. Curtis (Edward S. Curtis) received financial assistance for his project from a very wealthy man J. P. Morgan, which allowed Curtis to visit more than 80 tribes over 20 years. During this time, he made more than forty thousand photographs, ten thousand audio recordings (for phonograph) and a huge number of sketches and notes. This large-scale project allowed the residents of the 21st century to see such beautiful faces of a bygone era and learn about their culture, which is now more and more amenable to globalization.

Selawik from northwestern Alaska, 1929
Selawik from northwestern Alaska, 1929
Left: A Navajo man wearing the ceremonial attire of the Nayenezgani deity. Right: Tobadzichini, god of war of the Yebichai tribe, 1904
Left: A Navajo man wearing the ceremonial attire of the Nayenezgani deity. Right: Tobadzichini, god of war of the Yebichai tribe, 1904
Left: Black-haired, 1905. Right: Red Cloud, December 26, 1905
Left: Black-haired, 1905. Right: Red Cloud, December 26, 1905
Left: Sitting Owl from the Hidatsa tribe, 1908. Right: a girl from the Taos tribe, 1905
Left: Sitting Owl from the Hidatsa tribe, 1908. Right: a girl from the Taos tribe, 1905
Left: Cheyenne Indian, 1910. Right: Head Bull, Apsaroke, 1908
Left: Cheyenne Indian, 1910. Right: Head Bull, Apsaroke, 1908
Left: Kwakiutl Koskimo in full robes of the Hami monster during the 1914 Numlim ceremony. Right: Kwakiutl Hamasilal in ceremonial attire during the Winter Dance
Left: Kwakiutl Koskimo in full robes of the Hami monster during the 1914 Numlim ceremony. Right: Kwakiutl Hamasilal in ceremonial attire during the Winter Dance
Left: a man from the island of Nunivak with a tree ornament in the form of a bird's head, 1929. Right: Mosa from the Mojave tribe, 1903
Left: a man from the island of Nunivak with a tree ornament in the form of a bird's head, 1929. Right: Mosa from the Mojave tribe, 1903
Left: Modoc's wife Henry of the Klamath tribe, June 30, 1923. Right: Three Eagles, Nes Perse tribe, 1910
Left: Modoc's wife Henry of the Klamath tribe, June 30, 1923. Right: Three Eagles, Nes Perse tribe, 1910
Left: Pikani Morning Eagle, 1910. Right: Ta It Wei with a pipe of peace, 1905
Left: Pikani Morning Eagle, 1910. Right: Ta It Wei with a pipe of peace, 1905
Left: Ratchet Bird, Pikani tribe, 1910. Right: Neshaya Hatali, Navajo medicine man, 1904
Left: Ratchet Bird, Pikani tribe, 1910. Right: Neshaya Hatali, Navajo medicine man, 1904
Wedding guests, Kwakiutl Indians in a canoe, British Columbia, 1914
Wedding guests, Kwakiutl Indians in a canoe, British Columbia, 1914
Left: Pa Toy (White Clay) from the Taos tribe, 1905. Right: woman from the Cato tribe, California, 1924
Left: Pa Toy (White Clay) from the Taos tribe, 1905. Right: woman from the Cato tribe, California, 1924
Left: Ben Long Ear, 1905. Right: Hastobiga, Navajo witch doctor, 1904
Left: Ben Long Ear, 1905. Right: Hastobiga, Navajo witch doctor, 1904
Left: Slow Bull's wife, Dakota, 1907. Right: Pomo tribe girl, California
Left: Slow Bull's wife, Dakota, 1907. Right: Pomo tribe girl, California

Of course, among the 40,000 photographs of Edward Curtis there are not only portraits, but also pictures of everyday life, ceremonies, rituals and numerous things that surrounded these people. You can learn more about this project from our previous article about this epic work of the photographer.

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