M0005700: Hopi man performing a ceremonial corn planting ritual

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Reproduction of a photograph of a man from the Hopi tribe who primarily live in northeastern Arizona. The man is performing a ritual to protect the corn crop from drought, pests and scorching winds. The reproduction is published in Crane, Leo: <i>Indians of the enchanted desert</i>, Boston, 1925. A photograph of the book plate was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 10942)

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M0005700: Hopi man performing a ceremonial corn planting ritual

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