View of the Adoption Dance, part of the initiation into the Tobacco Society among the Native American Crow. A sponsor and an adoptee (?) stand in an open field to perform in front of a large crowd gathered in the background. One man wears a feather headdress, shirt and leggings, the other a fringed shirt, leggings, and a feather in his hair.
Date
[between 1890 and 1900?]
Notes
Formerly F32449.; Negative represents one half of a stereograph.; Title hand-written on front of original.; R7100312741
Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on stereo card : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm. (3 1/2 x 7 in.)
Subject
Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--1890-1900.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
