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Black and white photo of a person walking along a path beside adobe and stone buildings in a cliffside village.

Walpi

Walpi is a significant Native American site that represents traditional Hopi architecture and identity. It is one of eleven occupied Hopi settlements. Unlike the other villages, Walpi still does not have running water or electricity.

This village was moved to its current location as a defensive measure after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. Over the years the population has slowly dwindled as tribal members move to more contemporary housing. Today, Walpi is most commonly used for public ceremonies.

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.346

Item Number: 150536

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photo id: 1018

A stone pueblo sits atop a rocky mesa under a sky filled with scattered clouds, overlooking a vast and open landscape.

Old Walpi

This photograph of Walpi was taken in 1911.

Collection: Crane, Leo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.658.132

Item Number: 511

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photo id: 683

Black and white photo of adobe dwellings with wooden ladders propped against the walls, set on a rocky terrain under a clear sky.

Walpi Plaza

Walpi Dance Court in 1905.

Traditional pueblos require a ladder to enter, which is why you can see so many of them here. To enter, you climb a ladder to the lower rooftop. Shorter ladders lead from there to the upper rooms. Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.292

Item Number: 432

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photo id: 555

A person in traditional attire dances with a decorated staff while three women in shawls stand behind, outdoors at night.

Buffalo Dance

Buffalo Dances are social dances performed by men, women, and children. They deal with fertility, especially the need for winter moisture in the form of snow.

This particular dance was performed at the Navajo Tribal Fairgrounds in Window Rock, Arizona in August 1939.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH1.12

Item Number: 26655

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photo id: 721

Two people wearing traditional Native American ceremonial attire and large headdresses stand outdoors against a plain wall, each holding a staff.

Kachina Dance

This photograph is of Kachina dancers carved from wood. Kachinas appear to the Hopi from the winter solstice on December 21 until mid-July. They dance and sing in unison, symbolizing the harmony of good thought and deed; harmony required for rain to fall and for a balanced life. The rest of the year the kachinas remain in their home in the San Francisco Peaks.

A kachina can take three forms: a powerful unseen spirit, a dancer filled with the spirit, or a wooden figure representing the spirit. Kachina dancers are always male, even when the spirit is female. The men may present gifts of kachina figures to women and children during the dances. Each village sponsors its own ceremonies.

Collection: Muench, Josef

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.2003.11.9.A6080

Item Number: 25661

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photo id: 722

Black and white photo of adobe buildings with flat roofs in a rural setting; a ladder leans against one building, and a chicken stands in the open, sunlit area.

Tewa

Tewa Village, also called Hano, in 1905. This is where most of the Tewa people settled in the eastern part of the Hopi Reservation.

TheArizona Tewa Indians (also Hopi-Tewa, Tano, Southern Tewa, Hano, Thano) are a Tewa Pueblo group. They came to the Hopi as a means of protection for the Hopi people from neighboring raiding tribes such as the Navajo and Apache.

Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.306 Item Number: 408

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photo id: 556

Black and white photo of a young woman in traditional clothing, with hair styled in two large coiled buns on each side of her head.

Tewa Female

Chaiwa, a Tewa Indian girl with a butterfly whorl hairstyle, was photographed by Edward S. Curtis in 1922.

There are about 700 Hopi-Tewas, descending mainly from immigrants who settled at First Mesa following the Pueblo Revolt around 1700. They speak a variety of Tewa, a Tanoan language, and have distinct cultural attributes.

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A group of people, some wearing feathered headdresses and traditional attire, stand and walk together at night on an open ground.

Dancing

Arrow Dance. Taken in August 1939.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH1.10

Item Number: 26652

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photo id: 720

A large group of people, including men, women, and children, gather on and around a multi-level adobe structure, some seated and others standing, in an outdoor setting.

Spectators

A crowd gathers to watch a ceremony in Walpi in 1911.

Collection: Yost, Billie

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.90.44.24

Item Number: 7695

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photo id: 1024

A woman and four children are outside a small stone house in a dry, rural landscape under a clear sky.

Polacca Farm

The Polacca Farm on the Wepo Wash. Aug. 30, 1945.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE2.4

Item Number: 27461

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photo id: 816

A small, single-story building with a gas pump stands near an old car and barrels in a dusty, rural landscape with sparse trees and a house in the background.

Polacca Store

Gas pump and automobile at the Polacca store in 1940.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HL7.3

Item Number: 26920

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photo id: 817

Aerial view of a sparse desert settlement with scattered small buildings, dirt roads, and minimal vegetation, surrounded by open, flat land.

Polacca School

An areal photo of the Polacca Day School in 1954.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF3.7

Item Number: 27675

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photo id: 819

Children stand and play near a wire fence in an outdoor area with dirt ground and stone structures in the background.

Recreation

Recreation at the Polacca Day School in the spring of 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF3.1

Item Number: 26951

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photo id: 823

Children play in the open courtyard of a rustic adobe building complex under a clear sky. Shadows from the structures frame the scene.

Sitsomovi Village Plaza

Children play in Sitsomovi Village Plaza. This was taken in 1940.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HL7.1

Item Number: 26916

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photo id: 824

A group of people, including children, are scattered across a barren, sandy landscape with sparse vegetation and dry bushes.

Easter Egg Hunt

School children participate in an Easter Egg Hunt at the Polacca Day School in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF3.3

Item Number: 26953

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photo id: 825

A man in a suit stands and speaks at the head of a table while several people sit and listen in a meeting room with an American flag in the background.

Secretary of the Interior

A public meeting with the Secretary of the Interior, Oscar Chapman. Taken circa 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation
Office Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HN5.3.11.1
Item Number: 26874
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photo id: 829

Classroom

A classroom at Toreva Day School, circa 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HN5.3.1
Item Number: 26711
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photo id: 830

Two women each hold a bundled baby in a carrier, standing side by side and looking at the infants.

Cradle Boards

Two women with babies in cradle boards. Taken in Tewa Village, First Mesa, 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HN1.16
Item Number: 29410
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photo id: 831

A large group of people, including children and adults, sit on chairs in rows inside a decorated hall with arched ceilings, facing the camera.

4-H Club Achievement Day

Parents, teachers, friends, Home Economists and 4-H members at the Hopi Reservation 4-H Club Achievement Day held at Polacca Day School in 1954.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.NF.17.567
Item Number: 29343
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photo id: 832

A young girl operates a vintage sewing machine at a wooden table in a room, concentrating on her work.

4-H Club Sewing

A member of the Polacca Day School 4-H Club sewing. This was taken in 1954.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.NF.17.574
Item Number: 26631
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photo id: 833

A group of women stands in front of a simple stone building on a sunny day.

Polacca U-Needa Stitch Club

The Polacca U-Needa Stitch Homemakers Club in 1954.Some of the people in this photo are Marcella Kahe, Lorena Pongyesva, Mrs. Shula and Vivian Mumrwa.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.NF.17.507
Item Number: 29315
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photo id: 834

A black and white photo shows a house partially buried by a large drift of sand or dirt, with debris on the roof and a visible doorway.

Laurence House

Laurence House at Five Houses. Taken in 1945.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE2.11
Item Number: 27470
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photo id: 858

A group of people sit and listen to four individuals speaking at a table in a classroom or meeting room setting.

Mishangnovi and Supalovi Meeting

Meeting of Mishangnovi and Supalovi people at theToreva Day School. The community meeting was to discuss the subject of forming of a parent teachers association in March 1944. Included i the photo are Andy Selestewa and Lucy Coowikvaya.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HN5.3
Item Number: 26709
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photo id: 859

Black and white photo of a multi-story adobe building with stone and mud walls, featuring visible stairs, doorways, and exposed wooden beams.

Shungopavi

Located three miles from the Hopi Cultural Center, this is one of three villages at Second Mesa.Second Mesa is known for its coil baskets.

There are three villages that participate in this type of art: Mishongnovi, Shungopavi, and Shipaulovi.

Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.517

Item Number: 446

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photo id: 1019

Several people push a large wooden log up a slope near a stone building in an arid, rocky landscape under a clear sky.

Shungopavi

Men rolling a log into position for repairing a Kiva roof inShungopavi Village.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH3.48
Item Number: 26672
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Black and white photo of an adobe two-story building with a ladder leaning to the roof and scattered debris around the base.

Shungopavi

This photo of Shungopavi was taken in 1905.

Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.522

Item Number: 449

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photo id: 554

Black and white photo of an ancient Pueblo village with stone and adobe structures under a cloudy sky.

Mishongnovi

Mishongnovi is one of the villages in Second Mesa. In most Hopi areas it is not permissible to take photographs or video. Sadly, illegal photography and a lack of respect for the traditions and ceremonial practices has led to the decision to bar non-natives from attending many Hopi ceremonies.

The Snake Dance is part of an elaborate days-long ceremony in which tribal members pray for rain. The Snake Dance is held alternately at the Hopi villages of Mishongnovi and Shungopavi each year.

The Hopi Tribe: Young, Stuart Malcolm

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: NAU.PH.643.3.46

Item Number: 1494

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photo id: 1020

A line of Indigenous men stands in front of a stone building in an outdoor setting, with several people sitting on the structure in the background.

Hopi Footrace

It is said that some of the best long distance runners have received little or no recognition, possibly because they have never run publicly outside the Hopi community.

When speaking with Anna Silas from the Hopi Museum at the Cultural Center about Hopi athletes, she spoke of the Hopi runner Louis Tewanima. Tewanima is one of the most celebrated runners in Hopi history and is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1912 Olympic Games. Anna inducted Tewanima to the National Hall of Famous American Indians in Anadarco, OK in the 1980s.

The annual Louis Tewanima Footrace is held at the Village of Shungopavi on Second Mesa. Tewanima’s legacy continues to inspire many individuals to enjoy the sport of running.

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A woman in traditional clothing stands facing the camera, wearing a woven shawl and jewelry, and smiling slightly against a plain backdrop.

Married Women of the Hopi Tribes

Once a Hopi woman is married, she must either wear her hair down or in braids. This indicates that she is no longer available. They are also presented with the dress and waistband pictured here on their wedding day.

The woman in this photo is Eleanor Quyo. It was taken in Mishongnovi Village in March 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH2.18

Item Number: 29463

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photo id: 724

A woman with traditional Hopi hairstyle sits outdoors, wrapped in a plaid blanket and wearing a patterned dress, against a rough textured wall.

Hopi Maiden

Hopi girls go through a four-day ceremony after reaching womanhood. After the ceremony their hair is worn in side buns to indicate that they are ready for marriage.

This photograph was taken in 1905.

Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.75

Item Number: 391

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photo id: 723

Two women kneel on the floor, preparing food in a rustic kitchen with woven baskets and utensils hanging on the wall.

Grinding Corn

Women grinding corn to make piki in Mishongnovi Villave, 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH3.46
Item Number: 29850
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photo id: 670

A group of people walk in a line along a rocky path with hills and large stones in the background.

Laundry

Women carrying laundry to the village from the day school in Shungopavi. April 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH3.23
Item Number: 26666
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photo id: 814

Two women in traditional attire sit side by side, grinding grains using large stone tools inside a simple, white-walled room.

Grinding Corn

Two young girls grind corn during a Puberty Ceremony in Shungopovi Village in 1949. On the left is Belvera Nuvamsa; on the right is Mary Anna Nuvakaku. According to the Smithsonian Institute, this ceremony begins with a special prayer on the summer solstice. On the second day of the ceremony the young woman will begin grinding corn and fasting for four days. This teaches her that being a woman is precious but hard work.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH1.3

Item Number: 26642

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photo id: 815

A woman kneels on the floor beside a hearth, preparing food on a flat surface in a modest, rustic room with simple household items around her.

Making Piki

Blanch Tewanima making piki in Shungopavi Village. This was taken in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH3.27
Item Number: 26669
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photo id: 835

A woman sits on a low stool, husking corn into a woven basket, with other baskets and cobs around her against a plain wall.

Shelling Corn

Mardell Shingoitewain in Mishongnovi shelling corn in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH3.2
Item Number: 29487
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photo id: 840

A stone and adobe house stands in a rocky landscape, with a wooden wagon in front and stone ruins visible on the hill behind.

Dennis House

The home of Edith and Alex Dennis in Mishongnovi Village. This was taken in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE3.58
Item Number: 26675
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photo id: 841

A person stands near a leafless tree in a barren landscape, with a small stone building in the distance under a clear sky.

Peach Trees

Peach trees, owned by Clara and Glen Joswytewas, near Shungopavi Village. This was taken in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HA7.2
Item Number: 27571
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photo id: 842

Two women sort and arrange food, possibly potatoes, on a flat rock outdoors with a metal basin nearby and rocky hills in the background.

Drying Peaches

Two women drying peaches: Hollis Seletstewa and Elizabeth Seletstewa. This was taken in Mishongnovi Village in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH3.45
Item Number: 29849
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photo id: 843

A man and child stand in front of a small, rustic stone house with a chimney pipe, wooden windows, and a simple porch in a rural setting.

Sammy B’s Store

Arle Nuvayouma and Arlance Nuvayouma in front of Sammy B’s store in Shungopavi Village. This was taken in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE3.28
Item Number: 27058
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photo id: 844

Children play a game in front of an old two-story adobe building with laundry hanging on the upper level.

Spinning Tops

Boys spinning Hopi tops. Shungopavi Village-Second Mesa. March 1944

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE3.51
Item Number: 27172
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photo id: 845

A person carrying a bundle of firewood on their back walks along a dirt path near a building, with rocky hills in the background.

Carrying Firewood

Carrying firewood to Mishongnovi.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH3.18
Item Number: 29507
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photo id: 846

A vintage school bus is parked outside a building as two children board, carrying bags, with another vehicle visible in the background.

Bus to California

Children leaving Shungopavi Day School for a two week visit with families on the California coast. This was a Friends Society Project in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF5.37
Item Number: 29015
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photo id: 847

A group of children stand and sit on the back of a flatbed truck parked beside a building with an open door; rocky terrain is visible in the background.

Supply Truck

Children watch supplies being unloaded at Shungopavi Day School in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF5.3 Item Number: 28950 Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 848

A woman in a plaid dress bandages a young girl's leg in a medical clinic setting with shelves of bottles in the background.

Toreva Clinic

The Toreva School Clinic in 1950.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HJ3.10
Item Number: 27917
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photo id: 849

A person walks through a dry, barren field with sparse patches of vegetation under a cloudy sky.

Corn and Melon Field

In this picture are corn and melons on Sam Shingoitewa’s farm, 15 miles southwest of Toreva Day School. It was taken in 1944.

Agriculture and grazing are important activities for Hopi. They perceive agriculture, particularly corn growing, from a different perspective than academics. The Hopi believe that when they advanced from the third to the fourth way of life, they received corn from Ma’saw. While the other people chose the largest ears of the corn, the Hopis selected the shortest blue ear corn.

From that time on, corn has occupied a significant position in the Hopi society and culture. To the Hopi, agriculture is a way of life. Moreover, their ceremonies mark the different phases of the Hopi agricultural cycle.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HA3.4
Item Number: 27753

Children play on swings and a slide at a playground, with some climbing the structure and others using the swings. The scene appears to be set outdoors in a natural environment.

Recess

Shungopavi Day School students enjoying their recess. This was taken in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF5.2
Item Number: 28802
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photo id: 851

Four young boys stand in a line, watching an adult kneeling and working with tools on the ground in a rocky, outdoor setting.

Volunteerism

Several people volunteering for Toreva Day School in 1944. From left to right are: Ivan Seletstewa, Joseph Seletstewa, Edward Masaytewa, and Andy Seletstewa.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF4.13
Item Number: 28042
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photo id: 852

A room with two beds, patterned blankets, and numerous woven baskets and trays with geometric designs displayed on the walls.

Home Interior

The interior of Archie and Nellie Quamala’s house in Shungopavi Village in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository:
Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HC2.4
Item Number: 29843
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photo id: 853

A person bends over to inspect sparse plants growing in a dry, sandy landscape with patches of snow and scattered bushes under a clear sky.

Farm Plot

A farm plot with rows of toviga to keep the soil from blowing away. It was taken near Shungopavi Village in 1949. In the photo is Viets Lomahaftewa.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HA3.6

Item Number: 27754

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photo id: 854

Several people work on constructing a metal-framed structure, assembling the framework and floor panels outdoors under daylight.

Quonset Hut

Erecting a quonset hut for the Hopi Arts & Crafts Guild. The foreman was Sam Shing [Shingoitewa]. This was taken in 1947.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE3.67

Item Number: 27338

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photo id: 855

A man and a child stand at a grocery store counter talking to a shopkeeper. Food items and produce are displayed on the counter and shelves behind.

Sekukaku’s Store

Hale Sekukaku’s store, located between Mishongnovi and Shipaulovi. This was taken in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE3.2

Item Number: 26853

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photo id: 856

Cattle

Hopi cattle, south of Second Mesa. This was taken in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HM2.1

Item Number: 28579

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photo id: 857

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Ruins of old stone buildings with partially collapsed walls, situated on uneven, dry ground under a clear sky.

Old Oraibi Ruins

Old Oraibi on Third Mesa is thought to be the oldest settlement in the new world. It is located on top of Third Mesa, just above the town of Kykotsmovi, the tribal government seat. Old Oraibi is governed by a village chief and chooses not to have any representatives on the Hopi Tribal Council. The village also does not have any village administration and rejects any funding allocated to Hopi villages by the Tribal government.

Old Oraibi was established in 1100 A.D and was designated a historical landmark on July 19, 1964. Located on the westernmost of the Hopi mesas, this is probably the oldest continuously inhabited pueblo in North America.This particular photograph was taken in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE4.7
Item Number: 26665
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photo id: 686

An old adobe house with a flat roof stands in a barren landscape; a wooden wagon is parked to the right of the building.

Homes in Old Oraibi

Houses in Old Oraibi Village in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE4.2
Item Number: 26657
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photo id: 685

Three children walk across a muddy open area in front of old, weathered, multi-story adobe buildings under a bright sky.

Oraibi Village

Children play in Oraibi Village in 1905.Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.484

Item Number: 379

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photo id: 708

A group of people sit and stand outside a small, single-story stone house in a dry, sparse landscape.

Moencopi Home

Sam Shingoitewa’s house in Moencopi (Moenkopi) Village in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE5.1
Item Number: 26637
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photo id: 684

Moencopi Home

Sam Shingoitewa’s house in Moencopi (Moenkopi) Village in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE5.1
Item Number: 26637
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photo id: 684

A distant view of a flat, rocky landscape with stone structures and low buildings spread across the horizon under a clear sky.

Hotevilla Village

The first major dispute occurred in 1906 between two chiefs, You-ke-oma and Tawa-quap-tewa. Instead of fighting with bullets or arrows, the leaders staged a “push-of-war” contest. A line was cut into the mesa and the two groups stood on either side. They pushed against each other as hard as they could until Tawa-quap-tewa’s group crossed the line and won. You-ke-oma, the loser, left with his faction to establish Hotevilla four miles away. This event was recorded a quarter mile north of Oraibi with the line and inscription: “Well, it have to be done this way now, that when you pass this LINE it will be DONE, Sept. 8, 1906.” A bear paw cut in the rock is the symbol of Tawa-quap-tewa and his Bear Clan, while a skull represents You-ke-oma and his Skeleton Clan. Other residents split off to join New Oraibi at the foot of the mesa.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE4.11
Item Number: 26671
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photo id: 689

A group of people use wooden ladders to access the roof of a multi-story adobe structure in a historic village setting, with others seated and observing in the foreground.

Hopi Woman Builders

Pictured here are Hopi women. Traditionally it was the women who did the building. Therefore, they own their homes and are the head of the family. Men assisted with the heavy lifting and occasionally even helped with the masonry work. Even today the walls are still hand-plastered by women.

A typical home was built using hand-trimmed sandstone and earth and grew organically over the centuries. The roofs consist of vigas (structural beams), latillas (branches used as sheathing), and a capping layer of willow twigs and earth.

The ancestral home is very dear to the Hopi hearts of men, women, and children alike.

photo id: 81

Black-and-white photo of several men in hats standing at the counter of a small, rustic general store filled with goods and supplies.

Hubbell Store

The old Hubbell Trading Post in Oraibi. In the picture are Horace Kwani and George Sankey. This was taken in 1948.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE4.25

Item Number: 26635

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photo id: 688

Two people work in a terraced field divided into rectangular plots, with sparse vegetation and a single tree in the background.

Terraced fields

This image is of the subjugated farmland along South Oraibi Wash, 9 miles above Oraibi Village. Even with its sporadic water supply, the desert wash allows the surrounding land to be considered as suitable for farming.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HA4.4
Item Number: 27572
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photo id: 691

A Native American man in traditional attire, wearing a feathered headdress and holding a staff and an object, sits against a stone wall.

Hopi Chief Tewaquaptewa

Chief Quaptewa (Tewaquaptewa) in his tourist regalia in Oraibi Village in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH2.28
Item Number: 26658
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 692

A group of people sits in a horse-drawn wagon on a dirt road, with riders on horseback nearby and buildings in the background.

Youkeoma Arrest

The arrest of Youkeoma in 1915.

Collection: Crane, Leo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.658.304

Item Number: 557

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photo id: 693

A person stands in front of old, weathered stone and adobe buildings under a clear sky.

Chief Tewaquaptewa

Chief Quaptewa (Tewaquaptewa) and his house in Old Oraibi Village. Taken in 1944.

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE4.3
Item Number: 26659
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 696

Chief Tawaquadtewa

Chief Tawaquaptewa in his tourist costume in Oraibi Village. This was taken in March 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH2.20
Item Number: 29467
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 707

Several people sit on the flat roof of an adobe building in a sunlit, arid setting. The structure shows signs of wear, with bags and containers nearby on the ground.

Hotevilla Village with scenes

Crane, Leo

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.658.200

Item Number: 540

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 709

A person kneels on sandy ground, using a stick to dig or examine the earth, with sparse vegetation visible in the background.

Corn planter at Bacabi

A corn planter in Bacabi in 1914. Crane, Leo

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.658.309

Item Number: 559

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 710

A woman stands in front of a covered wagon hitched to two donkeys or mules in a dusty outdoor setting, with buildings visible in the background.

Trading Post

Oraibi Trading Post in 1931.The Hopi Tribe: McKee, Barbara or EdwinRepository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library
Call Number: NAU.PH.95.48.502
Item Number: 1594
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photo id: 711

A man in a hat stands holding a rope tied to a saddled horse in front of an adobe building.

Indian Police at Snake Dance Ceremony

Reservation Police at a snake dance ceremony in Oraibi in 1905.

Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.74

Item Number: 9293

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 712

A person stands near the stone ruins of a partially collapsed building in a barren, open landscape under a cloudy sky.

Burned Church

Standing out almost at the extreme tip of the Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation is this Menonite Mission chapel, erected in 1901 and burned by lightning in 1942.
The Hopi Tribe: Muench, Josef

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.2003.11.9.B8178

Item Number: 25676

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photo id: 713

A dentist wearing a white coat examines or treats a patient who is reclining in a dental chair, with dental tools and equipment visible nearby.

Dentist at high school

Dentist Dr. T. Shimizu and patient Effie James at Hopi High School. Taken in Oraibi, 1945.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HJ1.2

Item Number: 28146

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 714

Four girls stand and kneel on an outdoor basketball court; one holds a ball, another adjusts something on the ground with a racket. Trees and fencing are visible in the background.

Girls outside sports

Girls and their teacher at Hopi High School in Oraibi outdoors playing sports.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF2.57
Item Number: 29270
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 716

Children play basketball on an outdoor court, with several others sitting and watching from the steps in the foreground. The background features a fenced area and open landscape.

Boys on Basketball court

Boys at Hopi High School in Oraibi playing basketball.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF2.41
Item Number: 29193
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 718

A seated woman is sewing while another woman stands beside her in a sparsely furnished room with sunlight streaming through a window.

Needlework

A Hopi girl watches her teacher, Miss Barbara Barnett, doing needlework.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF2.62
Item Number: 29277
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photo id: 860

Four young men in a dormitory room; one is getting a haircut while two others observe and one sits on a table holding an object.

Dormitory Haircut

Boys in their dormitory room at Hopi High School in Oraibi. One of them is getting a haircut.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF2.24
Item Number: 26779
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 861

Mural

Students and their teacher in a room at Hopi High School with a beautiful wall mural above the fireplace.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF2.27
Item Number: 26783
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 862

A small, single-story stone house with a flat roof and covered porch sits in a barren, dirt yard under clear skies.

New Oraibi Village

New Oraibi Village in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE4.12
Item Number: 26673
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 863

Aerial view of a small settlement with several buildings, dirt roads, and rocky terrain surrounding the area.

Keams Canyon Aerial View

An aerial view of Keams Canyon in 1948.

While serving in the military in 1863, Thomas V. Keams was sent to an area known as Peach Orchard Spring. Colonel KIt Carson was trying to capture Navajo Indians. When the fighting was over, Thomas spent time as an Indian Agent to the Navajos. After he married a Navajo woman, they returned to Peach Orchard Spring and established a ranch. This area is now known as Keams Canyon.

In 1869, Keams opened a trading post about three miles east of where it is currently located. The current trading post was built in 1879. Business was mostly conducted by bartering with the Indians who traded livestock and wool for flour, sugar, and tobacco. Eventually, Keams began trading for pottery which he took to the train stations and sold to passengers and later to Fred Harvey and Grand Canyon National Park.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE1.18.3

Item Number: 28785

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photo id: 516

A group of people and horses are gathered outside a brick building near a rocky cliff; a wagon stands to the left.

Hubbell’s Store

In 1906 Thomas Keams sold his trading post to Lorenzo Hubbell of Ganado. The trading post is on the Hopi Reservation in Keams Canyon, where Lorenzo was able to work with the tribes to sell their arts and crafts. The excellent workmanship and variety of talent was recognized by Hubbell and he was able to expand his trading post along the rail lines.

Collection: Crane, Leo

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.658.98

Item Number: 494

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photo id: 518

A man wearing a hat and suspenders reclines in a wooden chair, crossing his legs, with decorative plates hanging on the wall behind him.

Lorenzo Hubbell

Lorenzo Hubbell, trading post owner, in Keams Canyon in 1905.

Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.398

Item Number: 418

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photo id: 519

Black and white photo of two stone houses with porches, a bare tree in front, a parked car, and a sidewalk running along the street on a clear day.

Keams Canyon Boarding School

In 1875, English trader Thomas Keams escorted the Hopi village leaders to meet President Arthur in Washington D.C. Lololoma, acting chief at the time, was very impressed with Washington. He believed that education is what allowed the white man to be able to live in such a way. This belief caused him to want a school built for the Hopi children. In 1886, twenty of the Hopi leaders signed a petition sent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting that a school be built on their land. In 1887, Thomas Keams opened Keams Canyon Boarding School at Keams Canyon for the Hopi Indians.

The main objective of Keams School was to teach the Hopi youth the ways of civilization by pushing Anglo-American values. The Oraibi people were not supportive of this school. They refused to send their children to a school that was 35 miles away from their villages.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE1.40

Item Number: 28800

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photo id: 521

Children stand near the base of a long metal slide attached to the side of a stone building, with a barren landscape and hills in the background.

Back of Keams Canyon Boarding School

The children who attended Keams Canyon School received haircuts, new clothes, took on a “white” name, and learned English. The boys learned farming and carpentry skills, while the girls were taught ironing, sewing and “civilized” dining. Keams School also reinforced American religions. The American Baptist Home Missionary Society provided the students with services every morning and religious teachings throughout the week.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE1.41

Item Number: 28799

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 522

Classroom

Children at their desks in a classroom at Keams Canyon Boarding School.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF1.24

Item Number: 28276

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 523

Black-and-white photo of children in a classroom, some seated at desks and others lying or sitting on the floor, writing or drawing, with a teacher present in the background.

Boys Class

A beginners class at Keams Canyon Boarding School. Mrs. Burton A. Ladd is the teacher. This was taken on April 23, 1943.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF1.20

Item Number: 28272

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 524

Children and adults gather around a playground with swings, a slide, and a metal climbing bar on a sunny day; buildings and rocky hills are visible in the background.

Playing outside

Recess at Keams Canyon Boarding School, 1945.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF1.16
Item Number: 28268
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 525

A group of school-aged children and two adults pose for a class photo on stone steps in front of a building with a porch and white railings.

Class in Front of School

Class photograph in front of Keams Canyon Boarding School.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF1.25
Item Number: 28278
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 526

Black and white photo of vintage trucks and cars parked in front of stone buildings with rocky hills in the background; a few people are walking nearby.

Dorms and Employees Clubs

Keams Canyon Boarding school dormitory buildings and the employees club.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE1.20

Item Number: 26322

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 527

Black and white photo of people walking outside a large, rectangular stone building with tall windows and a main entrance.

Keams Canyon School

Keams Canyon Boarding School in 1951.
The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HE1.28

Item Number: 28795

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 528

A group of mounted soldiers ride along a road near a rocky hillside, passing a small building, with dust rising behind them.

Troops in Keams Canyon

In 1863 Colonel Kit Carson and his troops were sent to help capture the Navajo Indians. Several times during their assignment they camped in Peach Orchard Springs. This area was later renamed by Thomas Keams when he returned and settled in the regions and called it Keams Canyon.

This photo of troops in Keams Canyon was taken in 1911.

Collection: Crane, Leo

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.658.675

Item Number: 697

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photo id: 538

Several soldiers are gathered at a campsite with rifles stacked in a teepee formation; a tent and rocky terrain are visible in the background.

5th Cavalry With Hostiles in Keams Canyon

The chief of the Oraibi at the time, Lololoma, was very excited about Hopi education but the Oraibi people were divided on this issue. Most of the village was conservative and refused to allow their children to attend school. These Indians were referred to as the “hostiles” because they opposed the American government and their attempts at assimilation. In 1894, a group of Hopi parents announced that they were against the ideas of Washington and did not want their children to be exposed to the culture of the White American people. They also said that this argument couldn’t be settled peacefully, so the government sent in troops to arrest the nineteen parents and sent them to Alcatraz Prison where they stayed for a year.

This photograph is of the 5th U.S. Cavalry Moki Hostile Prisoners Camp at Keams Canyon. It was taken in 1905.

Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.560

Item Number: 462

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photo id: 572

A pile of broken pottery shards and scattered rocks on sandy ground, with some pieces featuring painted designs.

Hopi Pottery

Hopi pottery, called Hano Polychrome or Sikyatki Revival, stands out among all of the pueblo and non-pueblo pottery makers. The white wash with poly-chrome painting is one of the most recognizable art styles in the world.

The art style is different within each family of potters. Avid collectors are familiar with the Hopi pottery by artist and almost instantaneously recognize the artists.

Collection: Nichols, Tad

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.99.3.6.13

Item Number: 29669

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photo id: 1021

A man stands while a woman crouches and works with stones near a bowl on rocky ground in a barren outdoor setting.

Firing Pottery

Nampeo burning pottery in Tewa, Arizona, 1905. E.A. Burbank is on the right.

Collection: Mora, Jo

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.86.1.463

Item Number: 428

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 652

Pottery

Collection: Curtis, Edward S

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: NAU.PH.93.38.24

Item Number: 1625

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 656

A woman stands in a doorway, wearing traditional clothing and holding a woven basket.

Hopi Basket

Pictured here is Rose Lynn Howee of Shungopovi Village in Second Mesa. The photo was taken in June 1944. She is holding a Hopi basket and wearing a married woman’s hairstyle. The dress and leggings are a traditional outfit.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HH2.33

Item Number: 26660

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 663

A woman sits in a doorway holding a large woven basket, against a textured, worn wall.

Basket of rabbit brush

The women of Third Mesa make wicker baskets of rabbit brush. This photo was taken in 1925.

Collection: Warren Family
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: NAU.PH.412.5.107
Item Number: 151208
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 719

Four women, two standing and two seated, prepare food with bowls and baskets in a room decorated with patterned textiles.

Decorating

Hopi women decorating pottery in 1904.

This is a stereoscope image. Stereoscopes were a popular device that allowed two images to become a single three-dimensional picture.

Collection: NAU General Photograph Collections

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.99.9

Item Number: 4679

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 655

A shirtless person sits on the floor, spinning fiber into yarn with a spindle in a simple, undecorated room.

Painting of Hopi Man Spinning

This painting of a Hopi man spinning was painted by Louis Akin.

Collection: Kolb, Emery

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.568.8696

Item Number: 118403

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 667

Two people wearing headbands sit at a loom, weaving a textile with red and white horizontal stripes.

Men Weaving

Weaving is done by men rather than women among the Hopi.

Collection: Muench, Josef

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.2003.11.9.A9404

Item Number: 25670

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 668

A collection of silver and beaded jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, pendants, and brooches, arranged neatly on a dark cloth.

Hopi Jewelry

Hopi jewelry by the Arts & Crafts Guild on display.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HC5.17

Item Number: 27248

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 677

Silver Jewelry

Silver jewelry exhibited by the Hopi Arts & Crafts Guild at Oraibi High School in December 1948.
The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HC5.18

Item Number: 27250

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 678

Metal stamp, ring, and clay impression are displayed on a sheet with geometric graphic designs, showing the process of creating patterns.

Jewelry design molds

The drawing, mold, cast piece and finished bracelet. This was on display with the Hopi Arts & Crafts Guild in 1949

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HC5.30

Item Number: 27294

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 680

Display of pottery and jewelry on a table with a checkered cloth, in front of posters showing pottery designs and suggestions for jewelry designs.

Pottery and Jewelry Designs

A display of Hopi pottery and jewelry.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HC5.7

Item Number: 26972

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 682

Three people sit on stools working at weaving looms in a workshop, surrounded by tools and hanging threads.

Boys in weaving class

8th grade boys in weaving at Hopi High School in Oraibi. The teacher is Fred Kabotie, and it was taken in 1945.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HF2.18

Item Number: 29139

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 715

A woman with glasses weaves a basket from light-colored reeds while sitting at a table.

Basketmaking

Alice Kabotie makes a Hopi ‘ sifter’ basket of yucca leaves. This was taken in Shungopavi, Arizona in 1962.Collection: Belknap, Bill

Repository: Northern Arizona University Cline Library

Call Number: NAU.PH.96.4.17.30

Item Number: 2964

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photo id: 660

Four women stand behind tables displaying traditional crafts, pottery, and food, with woven textiles and patterned crafts hanging on the wall behind them.

Basket Display

Display of Hopi baskets, pottery, kachinas, and bread. Pictured are Florence Koinva, Spencer Kewenvoyouma, Viets Lomahaftewa and Nellie Lomahaftewa in 1944.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HC2.10
Item Number: 26724
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photo id: 837

Four men work together in a workshop, using tools to shape metal on an anvil; two observe while two operate the equipment.

Die Making

Die making: heating & cutting a section off an automobile coil spring. Taken between 1944 and 1950.

The Hopi Tribe: Snow, Milton
Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HC5.21
Item Number: 27262
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 838

An elderly person wearing glasses sits indoors, holding and carving a wooden figure, with a large drum beside them on a bench.

Wood Carving

Jim Kewanwytewa carving a kachina, circa 1966.

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
Call Number: AHS.0666.00230
Item Number: 8698
Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 1022

A person sits on a mat, weaving a patterned textile on a vertical loom, with pottery vessels nearby.

Weaving Stereoscope

A stereograph from 1910 showing a Hopi weaving in Walpi.

Stereoscopes were a popular device that allowed two images to become a single three-dimensional picture.

NAU General Photograph Collections

Repository: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office

Call Number: NAU.PH.99.60

Item Number: 5575

Photo from http://archive.library.nau.edu

photo id: 1023