The Blessing of the Animals Ceremony
Photographer
Ralph Looney
(1924 Lexington, Kentucky - 2000 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1960
Mediumsilver negative
Dimensions2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (5.6 × 5.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Estate of Ralph and Clarabelle Looney
Object numberPA2006.021.360
DescriptionA woman in a patterned dress holds a skunk in her left arm and holds a white envelope in her right hand. She is smiling down at the skunk, which is dressed in pants and a straw hat. The woman is sitting on the edge of the gazebo in the plaza in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico, during The Blessing of the Animals Ceremony at San Felipe de Neri Church. A boy stands on the floor of the gazebo behind the woman. A musician is playing a guitar in the background.On View
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