The offering--San Ildefonso

Edward S. Curtis • 1927 • San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico

The offering--San Ildefonso, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, 1927

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Photograph shows a barechested Tewa man, standing high on a cliff, arms stretched before him as he sprinkles cornmeal as an offering at the start of a day, to the sun, or some other deity, or to mundane daily events.

1 photomechanical print mounted on gray-black board : photogravure ; photo 20.2 x 15.7 cm, on mount 20.6 x 16 cm.