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The Remains of a Cliff Dweller

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Call NumberP-623CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1915SummaryView of a Native American (Anasazi) mummy found in the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The mummy wears a bead necklace. Standing around the mummy are a woven basket, a stone metate, corn cobs and possibly a woven mat.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 11 x 8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 8 x 6 cm (3 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Spiritual life--ColoradoPueblo Indians--Spiritual life--ColoradoMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Mummies--ColoradoGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170623.;Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionH.S. Poley collectionH.S. Poley collection.NotesPhotographic reproduction of a photograph. Title written on original photograph. Etched on glass negative: "21."; Vintage photographic print.

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