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Photo of the Day

November 14, 2003

 

Photo: Wishham Woman

Wishham Woman, United States, 1900s

Photograph by Edward S. Curtis

A Wishham Indian woman wears a headdress with Chinese coins, acquired from trade, and a shell ornament in her nose—a sign of wealth and prestige.

 

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