Young Havasupai Indian women with a baby basket, ca.1900

Photograph of a young Havasupai Indian women with a baby basket, or papoose carrier, ca.1900. She wears a large brightly patterned cloth about her shoulders, many beaded necklaces around her neck, and a long patterned dress. She holds the carrier by its top in front of her. At her feet on the ground lays a blanket with a zig-zag pattern. Behind her at left is part of a stick lean-to with a blanket or pelt on top. Part of a canyon wall is visible beyond the wild grass in the background.