M0009441: Display about a Hopi Katcina initiation altar (Katcin=Vongya)

Date:
15 April 1946
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/83/7
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Hopi Katcina initiation altar.

Description

Information display about the Katcina initiation altar (Katcin=Vongya) erected in Oraibi, Arizona as part of the Powamu ceremony. Related images: M0008892, M0009435, M0009436, M0009437, M0009438, M0009439, M0009440, M0009442, M0009443, M0009444, M0009445

Publication/Creation

15 April 1946

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 21.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
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