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.
Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Type of Material
Nitrate negatives.; Imaged.; Image
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.
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: ZZR700170762
Notes
Condition: emulsion chipped on nitrate negative.; Written on nitrate negative: "44."; R7001707621
Filename
00170762.tif
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