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VINTAGE PRINT REPRODUCTION: Historic reproduction of 1923 Wokas Season Klamath 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 1923 in Oregon by Edward S. Curtis, this tranquil image titled The Wokas Season Klamath depicts a Klamath woman resting in a dugout canoe amid a broad field of wokas, the great yellow water lilies that flourished across the marshlands of the Klamath Basin.
Wokas seeds were the most vital food source in Klamath life, harvested each late summer from dugout canoes paddled through the shallow waters of Upper Klamath Lake and surrounding marshes. The seeds were dried and ground into flour or roasted, providing sustenance that anchored the seasonal rhythm of community life.
Curtis published this photograph as plate 462 in the thirteenth volume of The North American Indian, his twenty-volume survey produced between 1907 and 1930. The volume documents the Klamath alongside the Hupa, Yurok, and Karok, capturing daily practices as carefully as ceremonial traditions.
This serene photograph stands as a testament to Klamath women who navigated these waters for millennia to sustain their families, offering a window into traditions woven into the wetlands themselves. It appeals to collectors of Pacific Northwest Indigenous heritage, early twentieth-century photography, and the incomparable record of Edward Curtis.
