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CURTIS, Edward Sheriff (American, 1868-1952). Pair of Diegueño Portraits. 1924. Cambridge: Suffolk Engraving Company, ca. 1924. Original photogravures; one on Japanese gampi tissue paper with Dutch Van Gelder mat; the other on Japanese vellum. Curtis’s credit, photograph’s date, title, plate number, and printmaker’s credit recto. Plates 530 (A Diegueño Woman of Campo) and 526 (A Diegueño od Capitan Grande) in Curtis’s Portfolio 15, “The North American Indian, Vol. 15. Southern California Shoshoneans. The Dieguen~os. Plateau Shoshoneans. The Washo.” Images 15 ½ x 11 ½”; sheets 22 x 17 ¾”; and reverse. Deckle edges; slight toning/discoloration around perimeter; very minor spots. Images are crisp and bright, in very good condition.