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Holding sheep
Holding sheep
Holding sheep

Holding sheep

Dateca. 1961
Medium35 mm slide
Dimensions1 7/16 × 15/16 in. (3.6 × 2.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Caroline Bowdish
Object numberPA2021.049.014
DescriptionA young woman and young girl cradle sheep in front of a sheep corral on the Navajo Nation. The wooden corral contains additional sheep. The people are wearing long skirts with long sleeve blouses. The young woman to the left holds a dark colored lamb, and has her hair pulled back. The child to the right carries a light colored lamb, and wears her hair long and loose.
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