Figure 1.--This photograph was taken by Edward S. Curtis in 1907. The portrait was listed a Qahatika boy. We are not sure though id the head scarve suggests the child may be a girl. |
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The Qahatika or Kohatk were a small southwestern Native American tribe. They are often categorized as a subtribe of the Tohono O'Odham. Tghey were one of several small Sonoran Desert tribes in southwestern Arizona. They inhabited the area around modern Quijotoa, Arizona. This is anout 40 miles from the Pima near the Salt and Gila Rivers. They were noted for their handicraft skills, especially pottery. They were one of the many tribes photographed by Edward S. Curtis in the 1900s.
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