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Hopi Indian Snake Dance

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Stock #: 140977
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Walpi
State: Arizona (AZ)
County: Navajo
Publisher: Milwaukee Public Museum
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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This religious ceremony is celebrated once a year to insure rain and an abundant harvest. The public dance of the snake priests, with the snakes held in their mouths, is the culmination of a ceremony extending over a period of 20 days.

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