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At the Shrine - Navaho, Portfolio 1, Plate 30

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TITLE	At the Shrine - Navaho, Portfolio 1, Plate 30
CREATOR	Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
SUBJECT	Navajo Indians
Browse Topic	Native Americans Society and culture
DESCRIPTION	Scattered about the Navaho reservation are many cairn shrines. The Navaho, when alone or in parties, on approaching one of these gathers a few twigs of piñon or cedar, places them on the shrine, scatters a pinch of sacred meal upon it, and makes supplication for that which he may habitually need or which the moment demands.
TYPE	Image
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT	Copyright and/or publication rights for all images in this collection are retained by this institution. Contact the Arizona Capitol Museum at 602-926-3620 or http://www.azlibrary.gov/museum for further information.
DATE ORIGINAL	1904
Time Period	1900s (1900-1909)
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Photogravure
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER	plate_30.JPG
Date Digital	2012
DIGITAL FORMAT	JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
REPOSITORY	Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.
Sort Order	003000