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Title	Snake priests in line before Kiva at the pueblo of Walpi, Arizona, ca.1897
Description	Photograph of snake priests in line before the Kiva at the pueblo of Walpi, Arizona, ca.1897. Seven snake priests are visible from the back as they face the kiva. They wear kilts with animal pelts hanging from the back, distinctive white feathers in their long dark hair, and bracelets about their upper arms. Several white spectators are visible in the background.
Subject	Hopi Indians; Hopi Snake Dance; Hopi Snake Dance Ceremony
Subject (adlf)	tribal areas
Subject (file heading)	Indians -- Hopi -- Snake Dance
Subject (lcsh)	Indians of North America Hopi Indians Rites and ceremonies Men
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Walpi
Geographic subject (county)	Navajo
Geographic subject (state)	Arizona
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Geographic coordinates	-110.397217,35.832218
Coverage date	circa 1897
Photographer	James, George Wharton
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1897
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm., 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	4650
Call number	CHS-4650
Identifying number	unidentified no: James-316
Microfiche number	1-170-
Legacy record ID	chs-m16974; 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-4650
Archival file	chs_Volume97/CHS-4650.tiff

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