Edward S. Curtis: Rites & Ceremonies Photographs

35 Edward S. Curtis photographs of rites & ceremonies, from the Library of Congress archive.

Incense--Atsina, Montana, 1908

Incense--Atsina

1908

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

Snake dancer and "Hugger" [A]

1905

 Hu Kalowa Pi ceremony, 1907

Hu Kalowa Pi ceremony

1907

 Yebichai sweat--Navaho, 1905

Yebichai sweat--Navaho

1905

 A Flathead dance, 1910

A Flathead dance

1910

 Masked dancer--Cowichan, 1913

Masked dancer--Cowichan

1913

 Gray Dawn--Cheyenne, 1910

Gray Dawn--Cheyenne

1910

 Singing deeds of valor, 1908

Singing deeds of valor

1908

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

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

1908

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

Group of Winter Dancers--Qagyuhl

1914

 Nuhlimahla--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Nuhlimahla--Qagyuhl

1914

 Mask of the octopus hunter--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Mask of the octopus hunter--Qagyuhl

1914

 Kwahwumhl--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

Kwahwumhl--Koskimo

1914

 An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok, British Columbia, 1914

An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok

1914

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

Masked dancers in canoes [B]--Qagyuhl

1914

 Arikara medicine fraternity--The prayer, North Dakota, 1908

Arikara medicine fraternity--The prayer

1908

 Atsina Fly Dance, Montana, 1908

Atsina Fly Dance

1908

 Snake dancers entering the plaza, Arizona, 1905

Snake dancers entering the plaza

1905

 Fiesta of San Estevan (A)--Acoma, Acoma, New Mexico, 1905

Fiesta of San Estevan (A)--Acoma

1905

 Ceremonial mask--Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Ceremonial mask--Nunivak

1929

 At the pool, animal dance--Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 1927

At the pool, animal dance--Cheyenne

1927

 The Oath--Apsaroke, 1908

The Oath--Apsaroke

1908

 Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo

1914

 Masked dancers--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Masked dancers--Qagyuhl

1914

 Incense over a medicine bundle, 1908

Incense over a medicine bundle

1908

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

Arikara Medicine Ceremony--The Ducks

1908

 For strength and visions--Apsaroke, 1908

For strength and visions--Apsaroke

1908

 Offering to the sun--San Ildefonso, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, 1927

Offering to the sun--San Ildefonso

1927

 The offering--San Ildefonso, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, 1927

The offering--San Ildefonso

1927

 Buffalo Dance at Hano [A], Hano, Arizona, 1905

Buffalo Dance at Hano [A]

1905

 Tablita Dance [D], 1905

Tablita Dance [D]

1905

 Buffalo dancers, New Mexico, 1905

Buffalo dancers

1905

 Feast march ceremony, 1905

Feast march ceremony

1905

 Giving the medicine--Navaho, 1905

Giving the medicine--Navaho

1905

 Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, British Columbia, 1914

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon

1914