Title on album page; Heap big medicine men of Navajo tribe : treating sick indians inside of medicine havel [i.e. hogan].
Date
[1880-1910
Summary
Native American (Navajo) men pose near an earthen hogan. Some of the men wear bead necklaces with naja pendants. One man wears a metal bead bandolier, another wears a concho belt.
Description
1 photoprint mounted on album page : collodion ; 9 x 13 cm. (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
Subject
Indians of North America--1880-1910; Navajo Indians--1880-1910; Hogans--1880-1910; Shamans--1880-1910.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710033077
Notes
Condition: album page stained.; Hand-written on album page:"Medicine men of Navajo tribe treating sick Indians inside of medicine havel."; Title supplied.; R7100330773
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