Native American men, Zuni governors or chiefs, a woman and a child, stand or sit and pose in front of an adobe wall at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear cloth headbands, woven shirts, beaded necklaces, leather leggings and moccasins and woven, striped, probably wool blankets. A woman wears a beaded necklace, wrapped boots and a blanket. Roofs have timber rafters (vigas) and a doorway has a timber frame.
Date
[1879?]
Notes
"5.00" penciled on verso.; "Smithsonian Institution." and "Bureau of Ethnology." typed on mat board.; Formerly F19838; Label on verso reads: "Compliments of J.W. Powell".; Title inked on original negative and reproduced in photographic print.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.).; R7110026627. U.S.G.S. folio. 4 ; print 26
Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 25 x 32 cm. (10 x 13 in.) mounted on mat board 41 x 51 cm. (16 x 20 in.)
Is Part Of
U.S.G.S. West. Folio 4.
Subject
Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Women--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.
Source
Source: J.W. Powell
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
