Native American Photographs

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  • Tags: Kai-Vav-It Indians

"In council"

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Stereograph. Image of a large group of Kai-Vav-It men, and at least two Caucasian men, sitting on the ground gathered in a circle around a fire pit.

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"Waiting for the kettle to boil"

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Stereograph. Image of a Kai-Vav-It family sitting around a firepit with a kettle over it. All four family members wear furs over their shoulders. Bowls and baskets are strewn about.

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"Domestic scene"

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Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Image of a family of Kai-Vav-It Indians gathered under a cedar tree. One woman holds up her baby who is strapped to a cradleboard.

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"Summer home under a cedar"

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Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Image of five Kai-Vav-It men and boys seen gathered near some cedar trees. Baskets and bowls are seen on the ground around them.

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"The game of Ni-aung-pi-kai"

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Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Image of six Kai-Vav-It men seen sitting on the ground engaging in a game. A group of men and boys look on.

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"The necklace"

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Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Image of a Kai-Vav-It girl seen showing three other girls and two men a beaded necklace that she holds in her hand. The two men wear feathered…

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"Ku-ra-tu at rest."

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Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Full length portrait of Kai-Vav-It girl Ku-ra-tu seen lounging on a rock. She wears a fringed hide dress and a beaded necklace.

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"Won-si-vu and Ku-ra-tu"

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Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Portrait of Kai-Vav-It girls Won-si-vu and Ku-ra-tu sitting together on a rock. Ku-ra-tu has her arm around Won-si-vu.

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"Won-si-vu, or Young Antelope"

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Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Full length portrait of Won-si-vu, or Young Antelope, an adolescent Kai-Vav-It girl. She wears fringed clothing and stands on a rock formation.

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"Proud of their grandson."

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Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Image of a young Kai-Vav-It boy and his grandparents outside of a thatched dwelling. The woman hands the boy a small feathered headpiece.

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