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UN82-327.jpg
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UN82-327
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UN82-327
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collection:
Ruth Murray Underhill
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Ruth Murray Underhill
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title:
Chona Weaving a Basket
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Chona Weaving a Basket
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creator:
Ruth Underhill
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Ruth Underhill
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photographer
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creator:
Holly Clymore
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Holly Clymore
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creator of digital collection
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description:
Maria Chona of the Southern Arizona Tohono O'Odham (Papago) tribe was Ruth Underhill's subject for her book, Papago Woman (1936). Chona is shown here preparing a cactus thorn to sew the top of a basket. After graduating from Columbia University in Anthropology, Ruth Underhill studied a group of Native Americans in southern Arizona. Through her scientific research she was able to preserve the original language, poetry and songs of the Tohono O'odham (Papago) people.
description
Maria Chona of the Southern Arizona Tohono O'Odham (Papago) tribe was Ruth Underhill's subject for her book, Papago Woman (1936). Chona is shown here preparing a cactus thorn to sew the top of a basket. After graduating from Columbia University in Anthropology, Ruth Underhill studied a group of Native Americans in southern Arizona. Through her scientific research she was able to preserve the original language, poetry and songs of the Tohono O'odham (Papago) people.
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date:
1931-1939
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1931-1939
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location:
USA, Sonoran Desert, Southeastern Arizona and Northwest Mexico
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USA, Sonoran Desert, Southeastern Arizona and Northwest Mexico
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modified:
Yes, 4 x 4.5 black and white print scanned with Epson Expression 1000XL at 800 dpi, 8-bit grayscale with brightness, contrast adjustments using Photoshop CS4.
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Yes, 4 x 4.5 black and white print scanned with Epson Expression 1000XL at 800 dpi, 8-bit grayscale with brightness, contrast adjustments using Photoshop CS4.
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image/jpg
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file size:
2.23MB
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2.23MB
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source:
4 x 4.5 black and white print
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4 x 4.5 black and white print
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rights:
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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