Native Americans (Oglala Sioux) perform the Sun Dance on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Two men and a woman in the foreground hold wreaths in their hands and an unidentified object in their mouths and direct their attention toward a centrally located tree adorned with ceremonial objects. Other dancers are in the background.
Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject
Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota; Indians of North America--South Dakota; Oglala Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota; Sun dance--South Dakota; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.); Ceremonial dancers--South Dakota; Rites & ceremonies--South Dakota; Women--South Dakota
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Smithsonian Institution National Anthropological Archives.
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: ZZR710031670
Notes
Formerly F44622.; Title and "OLC 40-91, Tribe: Dakota: Oglala, Neg No. 55, 9000 -A, -B, Photographer and date not recorded, ca. 1950's?" hand-written on back of print.; R7100316703
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