United States, Arizona, Prescott
1937
Photograph
Height 10 1/2 × Width 6 1/4" (26.7 × 15.9 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Cave Creek, Arizona
This photograph by Floyd R. Schroeder records a Smoki Snake Dance event in Prescott, Arizona, on June 13, 1937. The caption identifies the figure as Roland Masher, shown after the performance with an eight-foot boa reportedly captured in Sonora by Paxson C. Hayes. The Smoki organization was a Prescott-based performance group, and the image should be described as a historical Arizona cultural-event photograph rather than as a Native ceremonial photograph.
The image documents how Native-inspired performances were staged and photographed in the Southwest during the early twentieth century. Its value lies partly in the captioned context, which identifies the event, place, date, photographer, and participant. The photograph is handled with care, noting its connection to non-Native public performance culture in Prescott rather than assigning it to a specific Native community.
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United States, Arizona, Prescott
1937
Photograph
Height 10 1/2 × Width 6 1/4" (26.7 × 15.9 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Cave Creek, Arizona
This photograph by Floyd R. Schroeder records a Smoki Snake Dance event in Prescott, Arizona, on June 13, 1937. The caption identifies the figure as Roland Masher, shown after the performance with an eight-foot boa reportedly captured in Sonora by Paxson C. Hayes. The Smoki organization was a Prescott-based performance group, and the image should be described as a historical Arizona cultural-event photograph rather than as a Native ceremonial photograph.
The image documents how Native-inspired performances were staged and photographed in the Southwest during the early twentieth century. Its value lies partly in the captioned context, which identifies the event, place, date, photographer, and participant. The photograph is handled with care, noting its connection to non-Native public performance culture in Prescott rather than assigning it to a specific Native community.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
