National Anthropological Archives

MS 2002-07 Poster depicting Navaho ceremonial masks

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2002-07
Creators:
Haile, Berard, 1874-1961
Dates:
1947
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Poster
color
31 x 22 inches
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
One color poster measuring 31 x 22 inches, depicting over 20 head and face masks used in the Navajo Nightway ceremony. Printed as a companion to the book Head and Face Masks in Navaho Ceremonialism (1947) by Berard Haile.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
This poster was included as a complimentary gift to customers who pre-ordered a copy of Haile's book.

Using the Collection

Citation
MS 2002-07, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2002-07


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Masks Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Night Chant (Navajo rite) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Posters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diné (Navajo) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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