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A.M. Tozzer in begging rite in "night chant" Chaco Canyon
A.M. Tozzer in begging rite in "night chant" Chaco Canyon
Object Number 2004.29.4312
Display Title A.M. Tozzer in begging rite in "night chant" Chaco Canyon
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Navajo (Athapascan) / A. M. Tozzer in begging rite in "night chant." Chanco Canyon. / Gift of A. M. Tozzer - 1916"
Keywords
  • Proper Name
  • Ceremony
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Begging rite
Department Photographic
Date 1921
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / San Juan County / <City> / Chaco Canyon
Additional Geographic Terms Chaco Canyon
Materials Cyanotype adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 9.53 x 11.43 cm (3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer

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