Hopi man holding spindle with his foot, and pulling yarn with his hands. Title transcribed from item. Signed on mount: "Frederick Monsen." Monsen's handwritten label on back says: "Hopi spinning yarn, Walpi, Arizona. Among the Hopi the men do all the weaving and spinning while among the Navajo this work is all done by the women. Many Hopi men excel at weaving - in fact, are superior artists to the Navajo." This image published in series Monsen wrote for The Craftsman, April, 1907. See also variant image (60).
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1 photograph : black and white print ; 36.5 x 29 cm
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