Tulalip women carding & spinning wool on porch, Tulalip Indian Reservation, Washington, 1898
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/42889c472cf95a3e97d3b2a48832145b
Title
Tulalip women carding & spinning wool on porch, Tulalip Indian Reservation, Washington, 1898
Creator
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
Date
1898
Description
Two women with scarves on their heads, and shawls pinned over their shoulders sit on small porch. Woman on right sits at spinning wheel, spinning the wool; woman on left is carding wool with two carders. Basket holds uncarded wool and several half-finished socks, on floor are bundled knitted socks.Caption on image: Curtis. 895. Copyrighted 1898.Note from unidentified source: Two women carding & spinning wool at Tulalip, with knitted socks and coiled basket in foreground; woman on right may be William Shelton's mother.
Subject
Portraits--Washington (State); Tulalip Indians--Arts & crafts; Tulalip Indians--Women; Knitting--Washington (State); Tulalip Indian Reservation (Wash.)
Source
University of Washington
Relation
Type
image
References
http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/1495
Date
1898
Source
University of Washington
Subject
Portraits--Washington (State); Tulalip Indians--Arts & crafts; Tulalip Indians--Women; Knitting--Washington (State); Tulalip Indian Reservation (Wash.)
Collection
Citation
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, “Tulalip women carding & spinning wool on porch, Tulalip Indian Reservation, Washington, 1898,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 30, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7316.
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