View of Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) women who carry water containers in cloth slings and a pail near the Snake Shrine at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake Shrine is a large pile of stones in which the jars for the snake washing ceremony are stored. One stone resembles a coiled snake. A dog follows the women.
Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 16 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--Walpi; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.); Walpi (Ariz.); Shrines--Arizona--Walpi; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi; Water carriers--Arizona--Walpi
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700170758
Notes
Condition: emulsion chipping on nitrate negative; red ink stains on print.; Inked on back of print: "Women bringing water from the spring. The pile of stones is the Snake Shrine, where the jars for the snake washing ceremony are stored, and a curious natural stone like a coiled snake may be seen at about the center."; Photographer's seal embossed on print.; Title inked on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on nitrate negative: "53."; Written on print: "Ind- Pueblo- Hopi".; R7001707582
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