Portrait of Ngnuesc, Maiden in Native Dress

Ben Wittick (1845-1903)

Date

1885
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 3/4 x 4 9/16 in.
Mount: 8 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in image: "Ng-Nue-sit" \ Moqui Indian girl
l.r. in image: Wittick \ Photo
Mount Verso:
u.l. in graphite: No 187
u.c. in graphite: Negative No. \ 1788-b
c. printed: VIEWS IN \ New Mexico, Arizona & Old Mexico, \ Photographed by BEN. WITTICK. \ Ancient ruins of Caves and Cliff Dwellers, the Pueblos, Grand Canon \ of the Colorado, Walapai Indian, Supais, Apaches, Navajos, \ Mojaves, Curiosities, etc., etc. Views along the \ Atlantic & Pacific Railroad in Arizona. \ Published by \ BEN. WITTICK, \ Albuquerque, N.M. \ No. ...................
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1967.1827
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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