Title

A Koskimo House-post, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis.

Caption

A Koskimo House-post, c1914. Interior supporting columns of Koskimo home bearing carvings commemorating incidents in family history, often depicting the guardian spirit of the founder.

Date

1910

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A01_260

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

4,6Mb (190,9Kb) / 15,2in x 20,4in / 1092 x 1468 (72dpi)

Keywords

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