American Indian

Date from edge code on film. // Hopi House. Grand Canyon. Native American dance with two men. Drummer outside. Various shots of larger group of Indians dancing. About 10 Indians ascend ladder, dance on house top. Large groups of drummers and dancers. Notes on reel, ‘Hopi House. Grand Canyon. Eagle Dance, posed. Comanche Dance, posed. Comanche Dance Pueblo of San Ildefonso. Deer Dance. S. Ildefonso.’

American Indian


Video:

Identifier:
660.0005
Collection:
Adelaide Pearson Collection
Date:
1937 – 1939
Original Format:
16mm
Color:
b&w
Sound:
silent
Duration:
150'
Abstract:
Date from edge code on film. // Hopi House. Grand Canyon. Native American dance with two men. Drummer outside. Various shots of larger group of Indians dancing. About 10 Indians ascend ladder, dance on house top. Large groups of drummers and dancers. Notes on reel, 'Hopi House. Grand Canyon. Eagle Dance, posed. Comanche Dance, posed. Comanche Dance Pueblo of San Ildefonso. Deer Dance. S. Ildefonso.'
Viewing Notes:
Shot of Hopi House, a multilevel stone building. (Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona) Four men, two dancers and two drummers, perform in Native American dress. Shots of a different dance. A group of dancers performing around a cross. Male and female dancers performing. Dancers performing on a platform. A procession of dancers, followed by drummers. [End of Reel]
Subject(s):

Place(s):
Hopi House, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona,
Rights:
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
Source:
https://oldfilm.org/collection/Detail/occurrences/3754