Hopi Indians
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Call Number |
P-755 |
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Title |
Hopi Indians |
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Creator(s) |
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley) |
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Summary |
Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men plant cottonwood boughs from the Little Colorado River to create a kisi at the dance plaza at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. White men and women look on. Pueblo buildings, Dance Rock, and a wooden ladder protruding out of the entrance to an underground kiva stand near the dance plaza. |
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Date |
August, 1899 |
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Notes |
Condition: nitrate negative ripped, emulsion chipping; red ink stains on print.; Inked on back of print: "The Kisi, an artificial bush made of fresh cotton-wood boughs, brought all the way from the Little Colorado river [sic]. On the right the men are planting the limbs in a hole on the plaza near the great altar rock."; Photographer's seal embossed on print.; Title inked on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Ind- Pueblo- Hopi- Walpi Dances- Snake".; Written on nitrate negative: "50.; R7001707558 |
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Physical Description |
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 16 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) |
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Is Part Of |
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection. |
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Subject |
Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
Ceremonial dancers--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
Rites & ceremonies--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
Spectators--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900. |
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Rights |
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
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Reproduction Available for Purchase |
Yes (digital reproduction) |
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Type of Material |
Nitrate negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image |
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Relation |
Image File: ZZR700170755 |
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Format-Medium |
Photograph |
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Filename |
00170755.tif |
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