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Lot 22

Edward S. Curtis
(1868-1952)
The Clam Digger

30 June – 1 July 2021, 16:00 PDT
Los Angeles

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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

The Clam Digger, 1898-1900
Orotone, signed in the image.
10 x 8in (25.4 x 20.2cm); original Curtis Studio frame.

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Literature
Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indian, the Complete Portfolios, Taschen, 1997, Vol. IX, p.359

Clams are an important food to those who live in the vicinity of the clam beds; to others they are a comparative luxury obtained by barter. The implement of the digger is a wooden dibble.
EDWARD S. CURTIS

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