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Group of Laguna Indians

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Call NumberX-30253CreatorWittick, Ben, 1845-1903Datecirca 1885SummaryStudio portrait of a Native American Laguna Pueblo group, New Mexico, with a painted backdrop and prop pottery, rifle, bows and arrows. Men wear bandanas, buckskin leggings, cotton shirts and trousers, bead and silver earrings and necklaces and a leather bandolier. The women wear mantas and woven blankets.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 12 x 18 cm (4 3/4 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Laguna --19th centuryLaguna Indians--19th centuryPueblo Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--19th centuryLaguna (N.M.)--19th centuryWomen--New Mexico--Laguna--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710030253Type of MaterialGroup portraitsdPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionBen Wittick Collection. Laboratory of AnthropologyNotesPhotographer's stamp on back of print: "Credit Ben Wittick collection, Laboratory of Anthropology, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico."; Title and photographer hand-lettered on original; hand-written on back of print: "Ind-Pueblo-Laguna, group of Laguna Indians, New Mexico."; R7100302534

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes