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Title: Snake Priest (Lamoki), Walpi, Arizona
Creator: Monsen, Frederick, 1865-1929
Vroman, A. C. (Adam Clark), 1856-1916
Date Created and/or Issued: 1901
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Photographs
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Description: Portrait of Hopi man wearing feather headgear, body paint, silver jewelry and an animal claw necklace.
Title transcribed from item. Signed on mount: "Frederick Monsen." Monsen's typed label on back says: "Snake Priest (Lamoki), Walpi, Arizona." This photograph was probably taken by Adam Clark Vroman. It is in his album titled "12 | Arizona | Hopi Pueblos | 1901 A. C. Vroman." (Princeton University Digital Library, AM 2003-85.).
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 photograph : black and white print ; 41 x 34 cm
Identifier: photCL 312
414410
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/7028
Subject: Indians of North America--Southwest, New
Hopi Indians
Hopi Indians--Jewelry
Photographs. (aat)
Portraits. (aat)
Place: Walpi (Ariz.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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