This photogravure from Portfolio I portrays a Navajo (Diné) medicine man. Within Diné communities, medicine men (or hataałii) hold profound responsibilities as healers, ceremonial leaders, and keepers of oral traditions. They perform elaborate chants and rituals to restore harmony—known as hózhó—among people, the land, and the spiritual world. Today, Diné medicine people continue to play vital roles, carrying forward knowledge, healing practices, and sacred ceremonies that remain central to community life. Curtis’s image, printed in photogravure’s rich tones, emphasizes a solemn, introspective presence, an atmospheric aesthetic that reflects Curtis’s dual ambition: creating an ethnographic record and a visionary artwork.