Center of Southwest Studies

Collection  P 042:
Southwest  Colorado historic photonegatives

from the Walker Art Studio (Montrose, Colo.) 
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Title:

Stone idol
Date/circa:  1900/1930
Photographer: Walker Art Studio (Montrose, Colo.)
Subjects: Indian sculpture--North America--Photographs;
Notes: Stone sculpture in the shape of a human head. Sculpture has rounded head and jaw area with two holes for eyes, a carved straight mouth, carved rounded lines for eyebrows, and carved lines in shape of a triangle for the nose area. Surface is smooth. Two numbers written on sleeve 1714 and (more recently) 472. Typed on sleeve is "Idol Head front" and written is "for Millard Fairlamb found on S side of Gr. Mesa"
Negative#: 2509

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