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Edward S. Curtis(1868-1952)The Clam Digger
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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.
Orotone, signed in the image.
10 x 8in (25.4 x 20.2cm); original Curtis Studio frame.
Footnotes
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
