The Katchina Dance to the Rain Gods, Hopi People at Shonghopavi, Arizona

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Description

This stereograph features Hopi people gathered in traditional ceremonial clothing performing in the village. The title along the bottom right edge describes the scene as a "Katchina dance to the rain gods." The publisher's name is printed on either end of the images. The back of the stereograph gives a brief history on the ceremony and the clothing used for traditional Hopi ceremonies.

Publication Date

1890

Publisher

Underwood and Underwood

Time Period

1890-1899

Subjects

Hopi Indians--1870-1880; Hopi Indians--Rites and ceremonies

Geographic Location

Arizona

Object Type

image

Format (original)

stereograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Stereograph-33_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Americana Collection, Stereographs

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

The Katchina Dance to the Rain Gods, Hopi People at Shonghopavi, Arizona, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Archives and Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University