Photograph of a Zuni (A:shiwi) man wearing a blanket in front of a wall, likely taken in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico
Zuni
24 Archival description results for Zuni
Photograph depicts four Zuni (A:shiwi) children in front of a wall, likely in the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico.
Photograph depicts A'ts'ina ("place of writing on the rock" in Zuni) in El Morro, New Mexico. The site is also referred to as the El Morro National Monument or Inscription Rock, and consists of a sandstone promonotory upon which travelers for several centuries have left inscriptions. The inscriptions shown in this photograph include names and dates from the mid 19th century, as well as an inscription in an unknown language.
The newsletter contains 9 articles about the museum as well as photographs, facsimiles of artworks, and general visitor information. Subjects include the appointment of Dr. Ruth Phillips as MOA director, financial support from the federal government, the launch of a new certificate in Museum Studies, the repatriation of a sacred wooden image, Ahayu:da (War God), to the Zuni people, Dr. Marjorie Halpin's CD ROM-based project about the Mountain Eagle Totem Pole from Gitanyow, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), carpet replacement, new staff member Darlene Chu, and a research grant awarded to Kersti Krug. Also included is a Calendar of Events.
Photograph of an old catholic church in Zuni Pueblo, which Maude describes as now in ruins.
Photograph of what Maude has identified as an old Zuni shrine with a bundle of Pahos and prayer sticks in the foreground, and old Zuni mesa in the background.
Photograph showing a plaza of the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico.
Photograph depicts a stone wall that Maude has identified as the remains of ancient pueblo on top of El Morro, New Mexico. He is likely referring to the El Morro National Monument, a great standstone promontory. The site is also known as A'ts'ina ("place of writing on the rock" in Zuni) or Inscription Rock because of inscriptions that travellers have left on the rocks for several centuries.
Photograph depicts old Zuni ruins. On an inscription on the back of the photograph, Maude write that this area was probably inhabited less than 500 years ago by the Zuni (A:shiwi).
Photograph of what Maude has identified as a closed square in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
Photograph depicts what Maude has identified as a shrine on Old Zuni Mesa in New Mexico, with rows of Pahos and prayer sticks.
Photograph of six-storied houses in Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico, with horses and figures in the foreground.
Photograph of a street in Zuni Pueblo, also showing what appear to be adobe structures.
Photograph of what Maude has identified as upright stones used in certain A:shiwi (Zuni) ceremonies. In the same inscription, Maude writes that the photograph also shows an man throwing sacred corn meal to the north.
Photograph of a woman, likely Zuni (A:shiwi), sitting at a loom and weaving. The photograph was likely taken in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
Photograph of what is likely Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico, showing what appear to be adobe structures.
Photograph depicts three Zuni (A:shiwi) children, sitting on a wooden ladder, likely in the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico.
Photograph depicts a Zuni (A:shiwi) woman identified as Dick's wife making pottery, likely at the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico.
Photograph of what is likely the Zuni Pueblo taken from the N.E. The image depicts some low buildings and plazas.
Photograph of what is likely the Zuni Pueblo taken from the S.W. The photograph shows low buildings on a hill, what appears to be a garden, and figures in the foreground.