ID: 700009667 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009667	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Makah Basketry (photogravure (print); Edward S. Curtis (American photographer 1868-1952); 1916; J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, Calif...; 84.XO.755.2.8)

Note: Taken as part of Edward S. Curtis's forty volume work, "The North American Indian," comprised of photos of Native North Americans and First Nations individuals from 1907 to 1930. This photo is from volume 11, dedicated to cataloging Haida and Nuu-chah-nulth communities. This photo depicts several Makah-made baskets; Makah weavers frequently created cedar bark and raffia baskets for the tourist trade at the time of Curtis's visit.

Titles:

Makah Basketry (preferred,C,U,D,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

photogravure (print) [300154382] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, photomechanical prints)

Classifications:

photographs (preferred)

Creation Date: 1916

Creator Display:

Edward S. Curtis (American photographer 1868-1952) [preferred]

photographer Curtis, Edward Sheriff (American photographer, 1868-1952) [500018219]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500115988] J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 84.XO.755.2.8

Creation: Vancouver Island [7013409] (Geographic)

Original: Seattle [7014494] (Geographic)

Display Materials: Handcolored photogravure

	photogravure (process) [300053207]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, photomechanical processes, intaglio photomechanical processes)

	color photographs [300128359]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, <photographs by form: color>)

Dimensions: Print: H: 13.7 cm x W: 18.7 cm

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Native American

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Makah (culture or style) [300017614] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Americas| The, Native American, Native North American, Northwest Coast Native American)

General Subject:

decorative arts (preferred,description)

still lifes (isness)

Specific Subjects:

	Makah (culture or style) [300017614]
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Americas| The, Native American, Native North American, Northwest Coast Native American) (AAT)

	basket (container) [300194498]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>) (AAT)

Marks: (Recto, print) lower center, below image, printed in italics: "From Copyright Photograph 1915 by E.S. Curtis" (Recto, print) lower left, printed in capital letters: "MAKAH BASKETRY"

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... North American Indian series

.................... North American Indian: XI. The Nootka. The Haida

Sources and Contributors:
Makah Basketry	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) "Makah Basketry," accessed 26 February 2020

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 26 February 2020, "Makah Basketry,"

....................... Library of Congress (2016-) ct11008; accessed 26 February 2020

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Library of Congress (2016-) ct11008; accessed 26 February 2020
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 26 February 2020, "Makah Basketry,"
	..... Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington [online] (2020) accessed 26 February 2020, "Entwined with Life: Native American Basketry,"