United States, Arizona, Hopi
Circa 1920
Silver print
6 1/2 × 9 1/4" (16.51 × 23.50 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona
This silver print shows a Hopi ceremony taking place in an open pueblo plaza, with a group of dancers gathered at one side and spectators positioned near the adobe buildings. The anonymous photographer used a wide horizontal view, recording the spatial relationship between the ceremonial group, the architecture, and the surrounding community. The image belongs to the early twentieth-century photographic record of Hopi ceremonial life in the Southwest.
The composition is documentary in character, with the figures shown at a distance rather than arranged as individual portraits. The pueblo architecture, open ground, and gathered participants give the image a clear sense of place and public occasion. As a Hopi ceremonial photograph, it is described carefully and without naming a specific ceremony unless further documentation is available.
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United States, Arizona, Hopi
Circa 1920
Silver print
6 1/2 × 9 1/4" (16.51 × 23.50 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona
This silver print shows a Hopi ceremony taking place in an open pueblo plaza, with a group of dancers gathered at one side and spectators positioned near the adobe buildings. The anonymous photographer used a wide horizontal view, recording the spatial relationship between the ceremonial group, the architecture, and the surrounding community. The image belongs to the early twentieth-century photographic record of Hopi ceremonial life in the Southwest.
The composition is documentary in character, with the figures shown at a distance rather than arranged as individual portraits. The pueblo architecture, open ground, and gathered participants give the image a clear sense of place and public occasion. As a Hopi ceremonial photograph, it is described carefully and without naming a specific ceremony unless further documentation is available.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
