ceremonial dancers

Dance of the Indians of the Mission of St. Joseph in New California / ...

Six Native Americans with elaborate body markings and hairstyles, dancing. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Sioux war party - Public domain portrait print

Eight Dakota ceremonial dancers, full-length, standing. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dancing Funafuti. From the album: Views in the Pacific Islands

Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Thomas Andrew (19 January 1855 – 7 August 1939) was a New Zealand photogra... More

[Dance at Cochiti Pueblo] / W. Cal. Brown & Co.

Photograph shows "San Buenaventura's Day Corn Dance, performed by the two moieties, first the Turquoise, then the Pumpkin, in front of the church and campo santo. The men wear either red or dull blue body paint... More

A trip to Zuñi--The Shalaco cross to south side of the river to dance ...

68259-B21 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Ben Wittick. No. 634.

The dance of the Shalako, Zuni Pueblo--Nov. 28th '97 / Ben Wittick Pho...

3139 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Ben Wittick. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A trip to Zuñi--The Shalico dancers crossing to south side of the rive...

3140 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Ben Wittick. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thanksgiving dance, Oraibi, Arizona view, photochrome print postcard.

Photograph shows Hopi women and men performing autumn harvest dance, at Oraibi, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona, as others watch on and next to terraced houses. No. 53428 Forms part of: Detroit Publishing Com... More

George Crummer - Nuku at Ngatangiia

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New Mexico. The Rain Dance. Zuni Pueblo

Photograph shows Zuni men doing the Rain Dance as people watch from surrounding pueblo buildings. No. 53299.

George Crummer - Traditional dance troupe

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Ceremonial dance, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Photo by Lomen Bros., Nome. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Edward S. Curtis - Snake dancer in costume

Hopi snake dancer, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 675.

Taqui, a Moki snake priest view, photochrome print postcard.

Photograph shows Taqui, a Hopi Indian snake priest, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing a large silver necklace. F8622 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph attributed to William Henry Jackson in... More

George Crummer - Nuku "festival" at Ngatangiia

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Edward S. Curtis - Snake dancer and "Hugger" [A]

Hopi men performing snake dance ceremony, others watch in background. Curtis no. 1098-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. C... More

Edward S. Curtis - Tablita Dance [D]

Tewa Indians dancing in line formation. H71005 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1734-05. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Buffalo dancers

Costumed dancers wearing dance bustles of Tewa sun god made of turkey feathers. On verso: Buffalo dance. Curtis no. 1111-04. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Apache dancers

H87157 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1924-06.

[Jemez Pueblo Indians in a ceremonial dance] / Simeon Schwemberger, St...

H117490 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7. Copyright by Simeon Schwemberger. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Jemez Pueblo Indians in a ceremonial dance, possibly Nov. 12 feast da...

No. 11. Copyright by Simeon Schwemberger. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Atsina crazy dance--A dancer kisses the grandfather

H118648 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2976-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curt... More

Edward S. Curtis - Atsina Fly Dance

Five Atsina men, each covered with buffalo blankets, kneeling in a circle, feather-crowned staff in the center. H118644 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2972-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Lib... More

Edward S. Curtis - Crazy dancers--Cheyenne

Cheyenne dancers around stick tripod. J150178 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 1436-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, ... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Flathead dance

Flathead men dance in front of tepees under pine trees, river in background. J139740 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3154-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Th... More

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Kominaka dancer

Kwakiutl Indian in costume with skulls. J150218 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3329-10.

Edward S. Curtis - Masked dancer--Cowichan

Dancer wearing oversize mask, three rings of feathers in front of clothing, holding a rattle. J182513 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3434-12. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).... More

Edward S. Curtis - Masked dancer, Cowichan. Book illustration from Lib...

J182514 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3436-12. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 9, pl. 326.

Nane--Qagyuhl, Native Americans of British Columbia

Man dressed in a full-body bear costume. The bear had the duty of guarding the dance house.

Some of the men that took part during World War I

Close up of a number of South African dancers performing a traditional war dance. The three men in front are each wearing a fringed skirt and all are topless. Two of them are carrying shields and all three are ... More

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Hamatsa--Qagyuhl

Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. J197419 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis no. 3490. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress... More

Ceremonial dancer. From the album: Samoa

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Natives of Manipur ready to do a war dance

Seven men are standing in row stretching away from the camera. Another soldier is standing at the end of the row in the process of moving around the line. He is wearing a uniform. The rest of the soldiers, howe... More

One of the side shows was wrestling

South Africans performing a dance in front of a large crowd of soldiers. They are not wearing special costume for this occasion, merely their uniforms. As part of the dance three men are being carried by some o... More

Sisiutl--Qagyuhl, Native Americans of British Columbia

Sisiutl, one of the main dancers in the Winter Dance ceremonies, wearing a double-headed serpent mask and shirt made of hemlock boughs.

Edward S. Curtis - Group of Winter Dancers--Qagyuhl

Ceremonial dancers, in a circle during the Winter Dance ceremony, wearing masks and garments of fur, feathers, and other materials. J197414 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis n... More

Dance of the Kaviagamute (Eskimo), Alaska

Photograph shows Eskimo men, in costume, performing a dance. J195092 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 182. Copyright Lomen Bros., Nome.

Edward S. Curtis - Paqusilahl--Qagyuhl

Dancer representing Paqusilahl ("man of the ground embodiment"), wearing a mask and shirt covered with hemlock boughs, representing paqus, a wild man of the woods. J197489 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 356... More

Edward S. Curtis - Kwahwumhl--Koskimo

Dancer wearing raven mask with coat of cormorant skins during the numhlin ceremony. J197463 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3596. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published i... More

Edward S. Curtis - Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon

Several Kwakiutl people dancing in a circle around a smoking fire, in an effort to cause a sky creature, which they believe swallowed the moon, to sneeze thereby disgorging it. J197457 U.S. Copyright Office. Ti... More

Some of the natives from Zululand

South Africans performing a traditional war dance. The dancers are wearing fringed skirts and are brandishing long sticks or canes, all are barefoot and topless. Some of the men are also wearing decorative neck... More

Some of the Zulus waiting to enter the ring for the dance

South Africans, from S.A.N.L.C., waiting to perform a traditional war dance. They are standing at the top of a sand dune partially covered with sea grass. All of the dancers are wearing short fringed skirts, an... More

Edward S. Curtis - Hamasilahl--Qagyuhl

Ceremonial dancer, full-length portrait, standing, wearing mask and a fur garments during the Winter Dance ceremony. J197417 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis no. 3497. Forms ... More

General view of the dance during World War I

South Africans, from the S.A.N.L.C., performing a traditional dance. Most of the dancers are wearing lengths of material wrapped round their waist - cleverly combined with what is very probably parts of their u... More

Edward S. Curtis - Masked dancers in canoes [B]--Qagyuhl

During the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers in masks and costumes representing (l to r) Wasp, Thunderbird, and Grizzly-bear, arrive in canoes. J197455 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indi... More

Edward S. Curtis - Masked dancers--Qagyuhl

During the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers wearing masks and costumes, crouch in foreground with others behind them. The chief on the far left holds a speaker's staff. Three totem poles in background. J197470... More

Group of Samoan male dancers. From the album: Samoa - Alfred James Tat...

Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Alfred James Tattersall, 1866 - 1951, was a New Zealand photographer, who lived in Samoa,... More

Edward S. Curtis - Hupa - jumping dance costume

Photograph shows man wearing breastplate of beads and shell. J262595 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3833-B. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American... More

White deerskin dance costume--Hupa, portrait of american indian man

Hupa Indian, half-length, standing, facing left, in ceremonial costume. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hopi Indian "war" dance at the U.S. Capitol

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 39919. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capit... More

Back to the plains at the U.S. Capitol--Hopi Indians from Arizona with...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 39921. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capit... More

Edward S. Curtis - The Clowns, animal dance--Cheyenne

J293356 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 19, p. 134.

Edward S. Curtis - Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance

Three Cheyenne dancers in ceremonial dress, bend towards water. J293340 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Sea... More

Edward S. Curtis - The Wolf, animal dance--Cheyenne

Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 19, p. 136.

Indian court, Federal Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, ...

Poster for the Indian Court exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, showing Pueblo turtle dancers. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of ... More

Indian court, Federal Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, ...

Poster for the Indian Court exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, showing Apache devil dancer. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of th... More

[Masked Black Hat dancer at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Mahakala masked dancers entering the New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Si...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Related photograph published in: Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; te... More

[Guruda bird dancer performing at the New Year's dance, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 024 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Masked dancer during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Ceremonial masked lama dancer, photo by Alice S. Kandell

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Masked ceremonial dancers entering the stage at the New Year's ceremo...

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 025 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Ceremonial dancers waiting for lamas to come out of the temple for Ne...

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Musician lama during ceremonial dances using cymbals

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Clown dancer, ceremonial masked lama dances, Sikkim

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[Blue Mahakala dancer initiating the New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sik...

[Ceremonial warrior dance at New Year's event, Gangtok, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

[Masked ceremonial dancer, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 009 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

[Warrior dancing at New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]

Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 014 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).

Cole national dance, Chota Nagpoor.

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An Eskimo dance near Nome - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

An Eskimo dance near Nome - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Edward S. Curtis - Arikara Medicine Ceremony--The Ducks

Photo shows three Arikara men, members of the medicine fraternity, dancing, painted to represent ducks and holding rushes. H118600 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2902-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Col... More

Edward S. Curtis - Arikara Medicine Ceremony--The Ducks

Photo shows three Arikara men, members of the medicine fraternity, dancing, painted to represent ducks and holding rushes. H118600 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2902-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Col... More

[Jemez Pueblo Indians in a ceremonial dance, New Mexico] / Simeon Schw...

Copyright by Simeon Schwemberger. No. 8. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Jemez Pueblo Indians in a ceremonial dance, New Mexico] / Simeon Schw...

Copyright by Simeon Schwemberger. No. 8. Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The American Indian Past. Present / / Albert Levering.

Print shows two caricatures of Native Americans: a war dance of the past and a football game of the present; a Carlisle Indian School pennent flies from a pole in the stands. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzman... More

The American Indian Past. Present / / Albert Levering.

Print shows two caricatures of Native Americans: a war dance of the past and a football game of the present; a Carlisle Indian School pennent flies from a pole in the stands. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzman... More

Danse funéraire. - A group of men standing next to each other

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Danse funéraire. - A group of men standing next to each other

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Danse au Mushenge. - A black and white photo of a dirt road

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Danse au Mushenge. - A black and white photo of a group of people

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Danse au Mushenge. - A black and white photo of a group of people

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Dance of the "Femba": women shaking rattles.

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Kruboys practising a marriage dance.

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Chorus of maidens, taught by a choregos, practice a dance which imitat...

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The Moki Snake Dance - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

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Grüße von Samoa. - Public domain portrait photograph

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Procession of the sacred bull Apis

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Hopi Harvest Dance - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

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The Estufa Corn Dance, Pueblo Santo Domingo, N.M.

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Old Men Singing, Corn Dance, Pueblo Santo Domingo, N.M.

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Santo Domingo Buck in Corn Dance Costume, Pueblo Santo Domingo, N.M.

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The Masked Kachinas (Hopi Indian "Rain-makers"), Village of Shonghopav...

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The Masked Kachinas (Hopi Indian "Rain-makers"), Village of Shonghopav...

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