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.)

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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