Call NumberP-89CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateAugust, 1899SummaryNative American men (Hopi), snake dancers, stand in a circle at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; five men handle snakes, one holds a snake in his mouth; one man strokes a rattle snake (on the ground) with a feather, while groups of unidentified Native American and white men and women look on; snake members wear kilts and bead necklaces; some wear body paint.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectHopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--WalpiIndians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--WalpiHopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)Walpi (Ariz.)Snake dance--Arizona--WalpiCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170089Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromH.S. Poley.Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion deterioration on glass negative; hole ripped in print. Photographer's seal embossed on print: "H. S. Poley Photos Colorado Springs."; Title etched on glass negative. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Indians- Pueblo Hopi- Walpi Dances -Snake dance". R7001700899
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Moki Indians, Wolpi Pueblo tickling a rattler with an eagle feather (August, 1899). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1033987
