Hopi Snake Dance
Artist
Emil Bisttram
(American, born Hungary, 1895 - 1976)
Date1933
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 40 1/2 x 44 1/2 in. (102.9 x 113 cm)
Frame: 43 3/4 x 47 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (111.1 x 120.7 x 3.8 cm)
Frame: 43 3/4 x 47 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (111.1 x 120.7 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Emil Bisttram, 1966
Object number2013.23P
DescriptionSeven Hope male snake dancers dressed in ceremonial dress, green loin cloths with white fringed waist sashes. White bands around arms, & pink necklaces. Two men have snakes in their mouths. One dancer stands with back to viewer holding snake in handleOn View
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