| Title |
Navajo group at ceremonial dance [2] |
| Subject |
Indians of North America; Photographs; Clothing and dress; Indians of North America--Jewelry; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies; Navajo Indians--Clothing--Photographs; Navajo Indians--Photographs; Navajo Indians--Rites and ceremonies--Photographs; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Keywords |
Navajo rituals--Photographs; Western clothing; Western hats; Diné culture; Native Americans |
| Publisher |
Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| File Name |
P0092n02_13_325.tif |
| Tribe |
Navajo Nation |
| Collection Name |
J. H. McGibbeny |
| Language |
eng |
| Description |
Color exterior photograph of a large group of Navajo men. The Women's Dance is a three-day ceremony, in fact, the Navajo War Dance. Its purpose is to destroy the ghost of an enemy which, by its presence, has brought mental or physical illness to a Navajo man or woman. Music for the night dancing is provided by a chorus of from a dozen to as many as sixty male voices, as pictured in this photograph. A large group of men standing together at the Squaw Dance. |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Rights |
 |
| Conversion Specifications |
Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, RGB, at 2000 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6c856hs |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Creator |
McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, 1891-1970 |
| Date |
1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Navajo Indian Reservation; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
388412 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c856hs |
