Muwu ("His Tooth"), Sarsi, 1926

  • Edward Sheriff Curtis, American, 1868-1952
  • Suffolk England Company, American, active 1910-1930

Photogravure printed in sepia ink on cream wove paper

  • Image: 15 3/8 × 11 1/8 inches (39.1 × 28.3 cm) Plate: 17 1/2 × 12 5/8 inches (44.5 × 32.1 cm) Sheet: 21 7/8 × 17 5/8 inches (55.6 × 44.8 cm)

Gift of James Crawford

F1985.124

Watermark, left edge, center: VAN GELDER ZONEN | MADE IN HOLLAND

Inscribed, in plate, upper left: Plate 619 Inscribed, in plate, lower left: MUWU ("HIS TOOTH") - SARSI Inscribed, in plate, lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1926 by E.S. Curtis Inscribed, in plate, lower right: Photogravure Suffolk Eng. Co. Cambridge, Mass.

1985-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Edward Sheriff Curtis, Muwu ("His Tooth"), Sarsi, 1926, photogravure printed in sepia ink on cream wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of James Crawford, F1985.124.