Kalispel girl by Edward S. Curtis, ca. 1910
November 30th, 2008trialsanderrors posted a photo:
Kalispel (or Pend d’Oreilles) girl sitting on her knees, hands folded in lap, captioned "Touch her dress–Kalispel". Photograph by Edward S. Curtis, ca. 1910.
From Wikipedia: The Pend d’Oreilles, also known as the Kalispel, are a tribe of Native Americans who lived centered around Lake Pend Oreille in the Northern Idaho Panhandle, as well as the Pend Oreille River, and Priest Lake although some of them live spread throughout Montana and eastern Washington. The name Pend Oreille is of French origin, meaning "hangs from ears," which refers to the large shell earrings customarily worn.
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Taken from the Edward S. Curtis Collection at the U.S. Library of Congress.
[PD]This picture is in the public domain.
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