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Edward S. Curtis — Portfolio XII, Plate 429: A Walpi Snake Priest
Edward S. Curtis

Portfolio XII, Plate 429: A Walpi Snake Priest

1900

Documenting one of the most sacred ceremonial roles in Hopi culture, this portrait represents Curtis's privileged access to religious practices and his commitment to preserving records of spiritual traditions.

Medium
photogravure

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Edward S. Curtis, Portfolio XII, Plate 429: A Walpi Snake Priest, 1900

Documenting one of the most sacred ceremonial roles in Hopi culture, this portrait represents Curtis's privileged access to religious practices and his commitment to preserving records of spiritual traditions.

Medium
photogravure
Year
1900
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Cultural, Documentary, American, Historical, Early Modern, Portrait, Photogravure, Ethnographic, Indigenous, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago