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The Fishing Pool – Southern Miwok

Edward S. Curtis

Artwork Details

The Fishing Pool – Southern Miwok
late 19th century
Edward S. Curtis
photogravure
21 7/8 x 17 3/4 in. (55.56 x 45.08 cm);15 ¼ x 11 3/8 in. (38.74 x 28.89 cm);28 x 22 in. (71.12 x 55.88 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
2019/1.297

Description

Physical Description:

Three massive boulders line the pool created by a jet of rushing water. A man with long hair leans between the two boulders at right, looking into the camera.

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