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Snake Priest in full regalia, Walpi Pueblo, Arizona. Dance of 1890

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Snake Priest in full regalia, Walpi Pueblo, Arizona. Dance of 1890

Description: Portrait of Hopi man wearing feather headgear, animal claw necklace, shells, armbands, and body paint.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1890
Call number: photCL 312
Creator: Monsen, Frederick (1865-1929)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by Henry E. Huntington from Frederick Monsen, 1923.
Dimensions: images approximately 11 x 14 in. on oversize mounts approximately 21 x 26 in. +

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