The Mokis and their Snake Dance (Restricted)

Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 1

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Scope and Contents

Cover Title: The Mokis and their Snake Dance by G. Wharton James
Introduction: The Moki Snake Dance by G. Wharton James
014423 – General view of Oraibi (#1), 1896
014424 – Oraibi, Place where the snake dance is held (#2), 1896
014425 – Moki Indian Boy (Boy on horseback), 1896
014426 – Moki Indian Children (on burros) (#4), 1896
014427 – Moki Indian Weaving Dress (#5), 1896
014428 – A Patriarch from Oraibi (#6), 1896
014429 – Moki Indian Basket Maker (#7), 1896
014431 – Oraibi-Antelope Priests performing ceremonial ablutions (#11), 1896
014422 – Oraibi-entrance to the antelope kiva, 1896
014437 – A Moki Indian Tiponi or Society Palladium (#19), 1896
014439 – Group of Antelope dancers, Oraibi (#22), 1896
014440 – The Antelope Men, Oraibi (#23), 1896
014441 – The Snake Men, Oraibi (#24), 1896
014444 – The Snake Men, Oraibi (#26), 1896
014445 – The Snake Dance, Oraibi (#27), 1896
014446 – The Snake Dance, Oraibi (#28), 1896
014446 – Snake Dancers, Oraibi (#29), 1896
014448 – Spectators at Snake Dance, Oraibi (#30), 1896
014449 – Snake Dance, Oraibi (#31), 1896
002558 – After taking the antidote, Oraibi (#32), 1896
014421 – Wickwire (Wikvaya)-the Postman for Oraibi (#8), 1896
014420 – A Mashongnavi Belle (#9), 1895
014430 – The Corn Scrabble at Oraibi, the morning of the snake dance (#10), 1896
014432 – Wiki-The Antelope chief of Walpi (#13), 1897(?)
014433 – One of the Antelope Priests, Walpi (#14), 1897 (?)
014434 – In the Antelope Kiva, Oraibi (#15), 1896
014442 – The Antelope alter at Walpi (#17), 1897 (?)
014435 – A Snake Priest, Walpi (#17), 1897 (?)
014436 – The Snakes after the Washing Ceremony in the Kiva, Walpi (?) (#18), 1897
014438 – The Two chief antelope Priests in the Snake Dance at Oraibi, 1896
014443 – Snake Men in Line-Rear View, Walpi (#25), 1897

Dates

1895 – ca. 1904

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to researchers on an appointment basis only, pending approval of application to view original material. The photographs of Native American dances are restricted.