Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial
Photographer
New Mexico State Tourist Bureau
(active 20th century)
Dateca. 1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (18.7 × 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.1099
DescriptionTwo young women in Shoshoni-Arapaho ceremonial dress stand in front of a teepee at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico. They are wearing beaded necklaces over fringed dresses and wear feathered headbands. There is a fence in the background.A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "The Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial held at Gallup, New Mexico, in August each year ranks as th epremier Indian show of the Southwest, drawing Indians from more than 30 tribes. These are Shoshoni-Arapaho Indian girls, who posed for the camera in front of their teepee."
On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1930
ca. 1945
