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Object Number
34-120-10/100570.1.71
Display Title
Three men kindling a fire by friction.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Paiute Indians; Kai-vav-its Tribe (Shoshonean); Kindling a fire by friction; Kai-vav-its. A tribe of Pai Utes living on the Kai-bab Plateau near the Grand Cañon of the Colorado, in Northern Arizona. By the Department of the Interior, Photographed by Hillers; x-ref: p627, p648."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Household
Subject
- Fire
- kindling
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Artist
John K. Hillers
Culture
- Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Kaibab Plateau
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 11.43 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-120-10/100570.1.75 | Arrow maker and daughter |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.73 | Seed gatherers. One in series of photos issued by the Department of the Interior |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.72 | Ku-ra-tu, woman standing alongside rocks. |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.64 | Mother with two of her children. "Kai-vav-its" tribe |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.67 | Two people on horseback, one standing alongside others. Kai-vav-its Tribe |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.65 | Five people showing Wi-gear or feather headdress. Kai-vav-its Tribe |
Arizona
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| 34-120-10/100570.1.68 | Group of women in full dress; Kaivav-its Tribe |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.52 | Game of Ni-aung-pi-kai |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.56 | Won-si-vu or Young Antelope |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.54 | Group of children lying on ground |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.66 | Chu-ai-um-peak and his friends, Kai-vav-its Tribe |
Arizona
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.53 | Woman grinding |
Arizona
|