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Edward S. Curtis: Ceremonial Dancers Photographs

28 Edward S. Curtis photographs of ceremonial dancers, from the Library of Congress archive.

Snake dancer and "Hugger" [A], Arizona, 1905

Snake dancer and "Hugger" [A]

1905

Hamatsa--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Hamatsa--Qagyuhl

1914

A Flathead dance, 1910

A Flathead dance

1910

Masked dancer--Cowichan, 1913

Masked dancer--Cowichan

1913

White deerskin dance costume--Hupa, California, 1923

White deerskin dance costume--Hupa

1923

Masked dancer, Cowichan, British Columbia, 1913

Masked dancer, Cowichan

1913

Crazy dancers--Cheyenne, Montana, 1910

Crazy dancers--Cheyenne

1910

Atsina crazy dance--[A dancer kisses the grandfather], Montana, 1908

Atsina crazy dance--[A dancer kisses the grandfather]

1908

Hupa - jumping dance costume, 1923

Hupa - jumping dance costume

1923

Hamasilahl--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Hamasilahl--Qagyuhl

1914

Group of Winter Dancers--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Group of Winter Dancers--Qagyuhl

1914

Kwahwumhl--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

Kwahwumhl--Koskimo

1914

Masked dancers in canoes [B]--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Masked dancers in canoes [B]--Qagyuhl

1914

Nane--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Nane--Qagyuhl

1914

Sisiutl--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Sisiutl--Qagyuhl

1914

Paqusilahl--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Paqusilahl--Qagyuhl

1914

Atsina Fly Dance, Montana, 1908

Atsina Fly Dance

1908

The Wolf, animal dance--Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 1927

The Wolf, animal dance--Cheyenne

1927

Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance, Oklahoma, 1927

Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance

1927

The Clowns, animal dance--Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 1927

The Clowns, animal dance--Cheyenne

1927

Masked dancers--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Masked dancers--Qagyuhl

1914

Arikara Medicine Ceremony--The Ducks, North Dakota, 1908

Arikara Medicine Ceremony--The Ducks

1908

Snake dancer in costume, 1900

Snake dancer in costume

1900

Apache dancers, 1906

Apache dancers

1906

Tablita Dance [D], 1905

Tablita Dance [D]

1905

Buffalo dancers, New Mexico, 1905

Buffalo dancers

1905

Kominaka dancer, 1910

Kominaka dancer

1910

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, British Columbia, 1914

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon

1914

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Public domain archive. All images sourced from the Library of Congress.