Flute dancers at Tureva Spring. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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View looking down ontoa group of men gathered at the poolside and on the terrace behind: 'The Flute dance is a religious ceremony concerned with bringing rain. It represents the legendary arrival of the Flute people in the Hopi country, their friendly encounter with the clans already there, and ...
The Piki maker. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Portrait of a young woman spreading the bread onto the baking stone: 'Piki is cornbread baked in colored sheets of paper-like thinness. The batter is spread on the baking stone with the bare hand, and the quickly baked sheet is folded and laid on the basket at the baker's left.'
Depositing a prayer-stick. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Portrait of a man, kneeling beside a pool to place a prayer stick at the water's edge: 'Round, painted sticks with feathers attached by cotton cords are deposited in various places, particularly in springs and at shrines, in supplication to the spirits associated with the locality. '
Portrait of two woman, posed with a woven rug on the steps in front of a house: 'An excellent feminine type of these early immigrants from the Rio Grande. The arrangement of her hair suggests that she is unmarried.'