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TITLE	Hastobiga - Navaho Medicine-Man, Portfolio 1, Plate 35
CREATOR	Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
SUBJECT	Navajo Indians
Browse Topic	Native Americans Society and culture
DESCRIPTION	“Most Navaho ceremonies are conducted, at least primarily, for the purpose of healing disease; and while designated medicine ceremonies, they are, in fact, ritualistic prayers. There are so many of these ceremonies that no student has yet determined their number, which reaches into scores, while the component ritual prayers of some number hundreds. The principal ceremonies are those that require nine days and nine nights in their performance. Of the many now known the names of nine are here given: Kleje Hatal, Night Chant; Tzilhkichi Hatal, Mountain Chant; Hozhoni Hatal, Happiness Chant; Natoi Hatal, Shooting Chant; Toi Hatal, Water Chant; Atsosi Hatal, Feather Chant; Mai Hatal, Coyote Chant. Each is based on a mythic story, and each had four dry-paintings, or so-called altars. Besides these nine days’ ceremonies there are others whose performance requires four days, and many simpler ones requiring only a single day, each with its own dry-painting” (Curtis, The North American Indian, Volume 1, pages 77-78).
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 for further information.
DATE ORIGINAL	1907
Time Period	1900s (1900-1909)
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Photogravure
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER	plate_35.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	003500