Portraits of Tattooed Northwest (Haida) Indians, 1890s

File — Box: 4, Folder: 2

Identifier: PPC .B63

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains 5 black and white portraits of tattooed Northwest (Haida) Indian men and women circa 1890s. Notes on the photos indicate these are Haida Indians and identify the tattoos: dolphin, orca, eagle. The photographs are stamped “From the Boas Collection 43” and were printed at Naegeli Studios in New York. Some of these photographs have been scanned and digitized. There are duplicates of the same photos in this folder with varying states of conservation. Some of the tattoos have been traced over on the photos for emphasis.

Dates

1890s

Access Conditions and Restrictions Note

Requests to use the collection should be made in advance to the Senior Special Collections Librarian, who may be contacted at 212-769-5420 or at [email protected]

Extent

5 Photographic Prints : black and white

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Related Names

Creator

From the Collection: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 (Person)
From the Collection: Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924 (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Beals, Jessie Tarbox (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922 (Photographer, Person)
From the Collection: Glass, Aaron (Arranger, Person)