Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a line of a dozen Hopi snake priests singing songs and prayers before the kiva or kisi at the pueblo of Oraibi, Arizona, 1898. They wear traditional skirts, moccasins, necklaces and feathers. Their faces, chests and arms are painted white. A large group of spectators, including some white men, are visible in the background standing before and perched on the walls of the buildings of the pueblo.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w 17 x 22 cm., 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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