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Portfolio I, Plate 26: A Chief of the Desert-Navaho

Edward S. Curtis

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white portrait photograph of a man. The man has dark hair wrapped in a headband. He wears a blanket or shawl with a checkered pattern around his neck and shoulders. His facial expression is serious and neutral. He looks to the right. The image is sepia-toned. The background behind the man is dark and undifferentiated. Small text at the bottom reads "A Chief of the Desert - Navaho".

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654 × 893 px
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