Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952) A Feast Day at Acoma (Plate 56, Vol XVII, from "The North American Indian"), 1904 Large-format photogravure 11-1/4 x 15-1/2 inches (28.6 x 39.4 cm) (image) Credited, titled, and dated, lower margin recto. Published by Suffolk Engraving Company. LITERATURE: Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indian, the Complete Portfolios, Taschen, 1997, Vol. XVII, p. 617. "Franciscan missionaries early in the seventeenth century introduced certain Christian rites among the Pueblos, which ever since have been performed, with an intermingling of native ceremonial practices, especially on the days of the saints to whose protection the villages were respectively assigned. The day of Saint Estevan, patron saint of Acoma, is September 2." (Edward S. Curtis) HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved