Call NumberP-1120CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1890-1908SummaryReproduction of a book illustration of a Native American (Navajo) man at work on a sand painting. The man crouches near a stucco building and a wooden pole fence.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 11 x 8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 8 x 6 cm (3 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--1890-1910Navajo Indians--Spiritual lifeSandpaintingsShamansCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171120Type of MaterialBook illustrationsGlass negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion flaking on edge of glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "51". Original book text reads: "covered first with boughs, then with sand, given the appearance of a small earth mound." Caption reads: "Personators of the Gods." (visible only on glass negative). Photographic reproduction of a book illustration. Title supplied. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Ind- Navajo A & C- Sand painting". R7001711206
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