Four Native American (Mohave) women and two men, pose near grass and stick abodes and grain stores. Three of the women sit in a semicircle. One holds a doll in a cradleboard and another uses a grinding stone. The fourth woman stands to the side wearing a print skirt and a shawl. The men stand in the background; pottery is in the foreground.
Description
1 photoprint ; 12 x 19 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
Ben Wittick Collection. Laboratory of Anthropology.
Subject
Indians of North America--1880-1910; Mohave Indians--1880-1910; Huts--1880-1910; Women--1880-1910.
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: ZZR710032566
Notes
Hand written on back of print: "Mojave Indian camp, showing grain stores or granary."; Stamp on back of print: Credit Ben Wittick Collection Laboratory of Anthropology, Inc. Santa Fe, New Mexico.; Title hand-written on front of original.; R7100325663
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