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Description
Photograph of snake priests in the Hopi Snake Dance Ceremony circling in front of the kisi and stamping on a plank with their right foot, Oraibi, Arizona, ca.1898. They all have long hair. They wear armbands and necklaces. Their upper torsos are naked. They wear short patterned skirts. The snake priests also wear moccasins and the antelope priests wear long furry animal tails. They are lined up or circling in front of the snake kiva or kisi. Several onlookers are spectating from atop the pueblo in the background as well as on the ground. The desert is visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w 17 x 22 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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