294 Antelopes and Snakes at Oraibi
Hopi
Photographed by Edward S. Curtis
Copyright 1921

The Antelope fraternity at the right and the Snake fraternity facing them at the left engage in singing prior to handing the reptiles in the Snake Dance. At the extreme right is the kisi a cottonwood booth in which sits the custodian of the snake-jars ready to hand out the reptiles one by one to the dancers.

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