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Description
Photograph of stone Gods on display from prehistoric pueblo ruins near Santa Fe, New Mexico, ca.1895. At center, thirteen oblong stones with vaguely anthropomorphic carving on their faces are arranged in three tiers. The two largest stones, positoned on the floor and at the top, appear to have legs and arms carved on their fronts. In the background, more stones appear to be stored in cubbies. Photoprint reads: "Cliff dwellers".
Type
image
Format
5 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w 18 x 13 cm., 22 x 17 cm., 26 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Cliff Dwellers Indians--Pueblo--Pueblo villages, New Mexico Indians--Pueblo--New Mexico Indians of North America Cliff-dwellers Pueblo Indians Cliffs Cliff-Dwellers Tribal areas
Time Period
circa 1895
Place
New Mexico Santa Fe USA
Source
1-165- [Microfiche number] 2642 [Accession number] CHS-2642 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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