Feature Points
VINTAGE PRINT REPRODUCTION: Historic reproduction of 1913 Hleastunuh Skokomish Portrait Print. Printed on archival-grade paper that maintains vivid color accuracy for over 100 years without fading or discoloration.
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Additional Information
Photographed circa 1913 by Edward S. Curtis, this striking head-and-shoulders portrait titled Hleastunuh Skokomish presents a Skokomish woman facing to the right, wearing a woven mat draped as a garment. Her weathered features and steady bearing convey a lifetime of experience along the waterways of western Washington.
The Skokomish, also known as the Twana or people of the river, have inhabited the Hood Canal drainage basin of Washington's Olympic Peninsula since ancient times. Renowned for their masterful basketry and skilled fishing, they built a culture closely bound to the rivers, forests, and tidal waters of Puget Sound.
Curtis published this photograph as plate 298 in the ninth volume of The North American Indian, his twenty-volume survey produced between 1907 and 1930. The volume documents the coastal Salishan peoples alongside the Chimakum, Quilliute, and Willapa of Washington's Pacific shore.
This compelling portrait stands as a testament to Skokomish women whose artistry and resourcefulness anchored their communities for generations, offering a window into a heritage woven from the abundant materials of the Northwest coast. It appeals to collectors of Indigenous portraiture, early twentieth-century photography, and Edward Curtis's superlative documentary legacy.
