Group of Tesuque Indians (children) as buffalo dancers
Creator
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Date
August 28, 1931
Summary
Four Native American (Tesuque) boys are dressed as buffalo dancers at the Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. They wear feather or horned buffalo fur headdresses; body paint; buckskin and blankets tied around their waists with sashes and bells; and buckskin boots. They hold bows and shaker gourds.
Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.); Buffalo dance--Colorado--Manitou Springs; Indians of North America--Dance--Colorado--Manitou Springs; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs; Tewa Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs; Manitou Springs (Colo.); Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Manitou Springs
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: ZZR700170572
Notes
Title inked on back of print.; Written on back of print: "Ind-Pueblo-Tesuque-Dances, Buffalo."; R7001705726
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