Watching the races which take place at sunrise on the last day of the Hopi Snake ceremonies in the village of Mishongnovi, ca.1900-1901

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Title	Watching the races which take place at sunrise on the last day of the Hopi Snake ceremonies in the village of Mishongnovi, ca.1900-1901
Description	Photograph of Hopi Indians watching the races which take place at sunrise on the last day of the Hopi Snake ceremonies in the village of Mishongnovi, ca.1900-1901. About a dozen Hopi Indians clad only in loincloths and headbands sit on rocks at right. About 30 others (including women, children) are perched on the rocks of the cliff at left.
Subject (adlf)	tribal areas
Subject (file heading)	Indians -- Hopi -- Snake Dance
Subject (lcsh)	Indians of North America Hopi Indians Dance Rites and ceremonies
Geographic subject	tribal areas: Hopi Reservation
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Mishongnovi
Geographic subject (county)	Navajo
Geographic subject (state)	Arizona
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1900/1901
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1900/1901
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm., 20 x 25 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	1053
Call number	CHS-1053
Microfiche number	1-170-
Legacy record ID	chs-m14822; USC-1-1-1-13888
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-1053
Archival file	chs_Volume90/CHS-1053.tiff

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