Caption

Portrait of Kitch Kawk of the Tlingit people, Kitch Kwak, of Sitka, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'In Dancing Costume, photograph 7983, by Partridge, william henry, Portland, Oregon.', number: '7983', photographer: William Henry Partridge, Sitka, cliché maker: Britton & Rey, San Francisco, c. 1885 - in or before 1890, North America, California, Alaska, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 183 mm x width 109 mm, Person, Kitch Kawk, historical persons, city-view in general, 'veduta', glacier, A person stands in a doorway wearing a tall headdress with long upright feathers and a decorative band, a cloth draped over one shoulder, and a fringed rectangular garment with bold geometric patterns covering the front and extending toward the ground; the person has a ring in their nose and is holding the doorframe with one hand while the other hand grasps a carved object, and the scene shows wooden siding and planks around the doorway and beneath the person’s feet.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B02_024

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38.9Mb (9.0Mb) / 9.6in x 15.8in / 2871 x 4741 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Kitch Kawk Tlingit people Kitch Kwak Sitka page photomechanical print inscription In Dancing Costume photograph 7983 Partridge william henry Portland Oregon number 7983 photographer William Henry Partridge cliché maker Britton & Rey San Francisco c 1885 - 1890 North America California Alaska paper collotype photoprint height 183 mm x width 109 mm Person historical persons city-view general veduta glacier person stands doorway wearing tall headdress long upright feathers decorative band cloth draped shoulder fringed rectangular garment bold geometric patterns covering front extending ground person ring nose holding doorframe hand hand grasps carved object scene wooden siding planks doorway beneath person’s feet