Baby and Navajo woman nearer in center of summer hogan
Creator(s)
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Summary
View of a Native American (Navajo) woman and child, they sit inside a brush covered summer hogan. The woman holds a large piece of cloth while the child looks on. Sheepskins, a blanket, and fur pelts are on the floor and hang from a wooden pole placed horizontally along the brush-covered wall of the hogan. Two wooden crates are supported by the same pole. The woman and child are shaded by a dark cloth hung from the ceiling and covering one wall of the hogan.
Date
summer, [1908?]
Notes
Etched on glass negative: "18".; Title written on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Ind- Navajo Abodes- Interior" "Navajo-18".; R7001703041
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 16 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 14 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
