View of Native American (Hopi) men and women who prepare for the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. One man sits and two men stand near a pile of folded blankets while a group of women stand in line near the blankets. Both men and women wear kilts, feather headdresses, and body paint. One woman wears a breechcloth. A group of white men and women stand near an adobe and stone pueblo building and passageway near the edge of the mesa.
Date
[August, 1899]
Notes
Condition: emulsion chipped on nitrate negative.; Written on nitrate negative: "44."; R7001707621
Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblos--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
