United States, Arizona, Hopi
1880s
Albumen print on card
5 × 8" (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
This cabinet card photograph of a Hopi subject was produced by Cobb's Studio of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Albuquerque-based studio photographs of Hopi subjects from this early period are uncommon, as the Hopi mesa communities of northeastern Arizona were relatively remote and infrequently documented by commercial photographers of the era. The image offers a glimpse into Hopi life during a period of intense outside interest in the indigenous cultures of the American Southwest.
The cabinet card format places the photograph within the commercial distribution networks of the 1880s, when studio portraits of Native subjects circulated among collectors and tourists. The Hopi identification is retained as given, and the listing is described with clear cultural specificity. The print is in collector condition with private Albuquerque provenance.
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United States, Arizona, Hopi
1880s
Albumen print on card
5 × 8" (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
This cabinet card photograph of a Hopi subject was produced by Cobb's Studio of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Albuquerque-based studio photographs of Hopi subjects from this early period are uncommon, as the Hopi mesa communities of northeastern Arizona were relatively remote and infrequently documented by commercial photographers of the era. The image offers a glimpse into Hopi life during a period of intense outside interest in the indigenous cultures of the American Southwest.
The cabinet card format places the photograph within the commercial distribution networks of the 1880s, when studio portraits of Native subjects circulated among collectors and tourists. The Hopi identification is retained as given, and the listing is described with clear cultural specificity. The print is in collector condition with private Albuquerque provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
