Title:
The Chief Priest of the the Snake Clan
Date:
ND
Scope & Content:
Picture depicting the chief priest of the snake clan. His face and body are smeared with black and white and yellow paint. His ornaments are many. A gray fox skin dangles from his back. On his legs are bound shells of the desert terrappin with points of antelope hoofs inside to serve as rattles. Eagle feathers are carried in one hand, with which the snakes are stroked and pacifieid. A prayer stick is also in his hand. Some claim that the priests drink an herb tea before the dance which renders them immune to the pison, but all agree that the snakes' fangs are not extracted.
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Hopi
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Hopi
Object ID:
DOC.ND00828
Object Name:
Picture
Collection:
Tribes – Hopi
Search Terms:
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