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Edward S. Curtis: Kwakiutl Indians Photographs

61 Edward S. Curtis photographs of kwakiutl indians, from the Library of Congress archive.

A bridal group, British Columbia, 1914

A bridal group

1914

A Kwakiutl canoe, British Columbia, 1910

A Kwakiutl canoe

1910

A fair breeze, British Columbia, 1914

A fair breeze

1914

Wedding guests, British Columbia, 1914

Wedding guests

1914

[Kwakiutl house-frame, Memkumlis], 1910

[Kwakiutl house-frame, Memkumlis]

1910

Yakotlus--Quatsino, British Columbia, 1914

Yakotlus--Quatsino

1914

Nakoaktok warrior, British Columbia, 1914

Nakoaktok warrior

1914

The fire drill--Koskimo, British Columbis, 1914

The fire drill--Koskimo

1914

Tsunukwalahl--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Tsunukwalahl--Qagyuhl

1914

Hamatsa--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Hamatsa--Qagyuhl

1914

Pgwis--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Pgwis--Qagyuhl

1914

Tlahleelis--Koprino, British Columbia, 1914

Tlahleelis--Koprino

1914

Nuhlimkilaka--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

Nuhlimkilaka--Koskimo

1914

Sailing--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Sailing--Qagyuhl

1914

Ready for the cast--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Ready for the cast--Qagyuhl

1914

Naemahlpunkuma--Hahuamis, British Columbia, 1914

Naemahlpunkuma--Hahuamis

1914

Yakotlus--Quatsino (Profile), British Columbia, 1914

Yakotlus--Quatsino (Profile)

1914

Tenaktak wedding guests, British Columbia, 1914

Tenaktak wedding guests

1914

Mamalelekala chief's mortuary house, British Columbia, 1914

Mamalelekala chief's mortuary house

1914

Mamalelekala cemetery on Village Island, British Columbia, 1914

Mamalelekala cemetery on Village Island

1914

A chief's party--Qagyuhl, Transportation, Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, 1910

A chief's party--Qagyuhl

1910

A Hamatsa costume--Nakoaktok, 1910

A Hamatsa costume--Nakoaktok

1910

Tanaktak House, Harbeldown Island, 1914

Tanaktak House, Harbeldown Island

1914

Gathering abalones--Nakoaktok, British Columbia, 1910

Gathering abalones--Nakoaktok

1910

Nimkish village at Alert Bay, Alert Bay, British Columbia, 1914

Nimkish village at Alert Bay

1914

[Kotsuis and Hohhug--Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress, with long…, British Columbia, 1914

[Kotsuis and Hohhug--Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress,…

1914

[Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], British Columbia, 1914

[Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

1914

Qa hila--Koprino, 1914

Qa hila--Koprino

1914

[Preparing cedar bark--Nakoaktok], 1914

[Preparing cedar bark--Nakoaktok]

1914

Hamasilahl--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Hamasilahl--Qagyuhl

1914

Nakoaktok chief and copper, British Columbia, 1914

Nakoaktok chief and copper

1914

Hami--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

Hami--Koskimo

1914

Group of Winter Dancers--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Group of Winter Dancers--Qagyuhl

1914

The wedding party--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

The wedding party--Qagyuhl

1914

Nuhlimahla--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Nuhlimahla--Qagyuhl

1914

Mask of the octopus hunter--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Mask of the octopus hunter--Qagyuhl

1914

Carved posts at Alert Bay, British Columbia, 1914

Carved posts at Alert Bay

1914

Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, 1914

Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert

1914

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff--Qagyuhl…, British Columbia, 1914

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff--Qagyuhl…

1914

Kwahwumhl--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

Kwahwumhl--Koskimo

1914

An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok, British Columbia, 1914

An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok

1914

Masked dancers in canoes [B]--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Masked dancers in canoes [B]--Qagyuhl

1914

A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums, British Columbia, 1914

A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums

1914

Nane--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Nane--Qagyuhl

1914

Sisiutl--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Sisiutl--Qagyuhl

1914

A Tluwulahu costume--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

A Tluwulahu costume--Qagyuhl

1914

A Tluwulahu mask--Tsawatenok, British Columbia, 1914

A Tluwulahu mask--Tsawatenok

1914

A chief's daughter--Nakoaktok, British Columbia, 1914

A chief's daughter--Nakoaktok

1914

A Koskimo House-post, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 1914

A Koskimo House-post

1914

Paqusilahl--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Paqusilahl--Qagyuhl

1914

The chief's daughter, British Columbia, 1910

The chief's daughter

1910

Coming for the bride--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Coming for the bride--Qagyuhl

1914

Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo

1914

Masked dancers--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Masked dancers--Qagyuhl

1914

Preparing to eat the mummy, 1911

Preparing to eat the mummy

1911

[The Hamatsa--Nakoaktok], British Columbia, 1910

[The Hamatsa--Nakoaktok]

1910

[A hazy morning--Nakoaktok], British Columbia, 1910

[A hazy morning--Nakoaktok]

1910

[Kwakiutl Indians in boat, British Columbia], 1910

[Kwakiutl Indians in boat, British Columbia]

1910

Kominaka dancer, 1910

Kominaka dancer

1910

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, British Columbia, 1914

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon

1914

Tenaktak canoes, British Columbia, 1914

Tenaktak canoes

1914

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Public domain archive. All images sourced from the Library of Congress.