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"The Snake Kiva and Snake Plaza" at Oraibi

Natural History Museum

Object Details

Creator

Matteson, Sumner W., 1867-1920

Collector

Tilton, Willis G.

Collection Collector

Tilton, Willis G.

Collection Citation

Photo Lot 89-8, Willis G. Tilton collection of photographs of Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

"The kiva seen in the foreground is the Snake kiva, from which the priests are just issuing to leave the village for a snake hunt. [In T1032 the priests appear to be issuing for the snake dance. Below in left the Antelope Fraternity members await await the Snake dancers at the kisi] To the left of the plate, in front of the one-story, house [which does not appear in T1032] is the place where the snake dance takes place [the members of the Antelope Fraternity are exactly at this place in T1032]." The kiva north west of the Snake kiva is the Marau kiva; in the plaza are also kivas of the Honani, where the Powamu ceremonials are performed, and the Blue Flute kiva.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35b34ac8a-100e-4ae2-b69e-522dbd001b9a

Local Numbers

OPPS NEG.T1032

Local Note

Cataloging based on examination of NAA file print.

Place

Arizona -- Oraibi

Topic

Language and languages -- Documentation

Creator

Matteson, Sumner W., 1867-1920

Collector

Tilton, Willis G.

Culture

Hopi

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Willis G. Tilton collection of photographs of Native Americans

Extent

1 Item (pglass plate negative)

Date

ca 1896, 1898 or 1900

Archival Repository

National Anthropological Archives

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Existence and Location of Copies

Image not displayed online by request of Hopi Tribe

Bibliography

Identified from plate CLVI in FMAS, Pub. 83, Number 4, "The Oraibi Summer Snake Ceremony" by H. R. Voth (1903). In plate CLVI the snake priests are in different costumes (less elaborate) and none of the spectators which appear in T1032 are in plate CLVI. However, the buildings, construction of the kiva, etc. are identical in T1032 and plate CLVI.

Collection Restrictions

The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Related Materials

Related negatives in the Field Museum of Natural History, Photography Department, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496
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Record ID

ebl-1635868190971-1635868191150-2

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