Ceremony Collection (page 12)

The Oath-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Oath-Apsaroke, c1908. Three Apsaroke men gazing skyward, two holding rifles, one with object skewered on arrow pointed skyward, bison skull at their feet

Feast march ceremony, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Feast march ceremony, c1905. Several shirtless Apache men, standing with back to camera, wearing feathered headbands, and with body paintings

A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums, c1914. A Dzoonokwa (or Tsunukwa) totem pole measuring over 20 feet tall, depicting a figure with hands outstretched to receive dowry from the wife's family

The offering-Hu Kalowa Pi ceremony, 1907, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The offering-Hu Kalowa Pi ceremony, 1907, c1907. Teton Indian, Slow Bull(?), holding pipe(?) on skull of bison

Hu Kalowa Pi, the altar complete, 1907, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hu Kalowa Pi, the altar complete, 1907, c1907. Three Native Americans, Slow Bull, Saliva, and Picket Pin, kneeling with bison skull

Incense-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Incense-Atsina, c1908. Four Atsina men, each wrapped in a blanket, seated on ground, one with arm and fist raised skyward, one holding a wing

Yeibichai, patient in sweat bath, 1904, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yeibichai, patient in sweat bath, 1904, c1905. Indian wrapped in blanket with medicine man and another man standing over him

Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Person wearing ceremonial mask of the Nuhlimahla during the during the Winter Dance ceremony. These characters impersonated fools

Yeibichai sweat-Navaho, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yeibichai sweat-Navaho, c1905. Three Navajo men, seated, watching over a man covered with a blanket(?) anchored by sticks with feathers attached

Snake dancers entering the plaza, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Snake dancers entering the plaza, c1905. Spectators gathered on hillside and rooftop, snake dancers below

A Flathead dance, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Flathead dance, c1910. Flathead men dance in front of tepees under pine trees, river in background

Yebichai prayer, E, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yebichai prayer, E, c1906. Navajo Indians in costumes, dancing

Singing deeds of valor, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Singing deeds of valor, c1908. Two Dakota men playing hand drums outside of a tipi

Tablita dance-San Ildefonso, 1905, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tablita dance-San Ildefonso, 1905, c1905. Tewa Indians dancing outside of adobe buildings

Pgwis-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pgwis-Qagyuhl, c1914. Kwakiutl person wearing mask of mythical creature Pgwis (man of the sea)

Hamatsa-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamatsa-Qagyuhl, c1914. Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front

Hami-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hami-Koskimo, c1914. Koskimo person wearing full-body fur garment, oversized gloves and mask of Hami ("dangerous thing") during the numhlim ceremony

Hamasilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamasilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial dancer, full-length portrait, standing, wearing mask and a fur garments during the Winter Dance ceremony

Maskette-Nunivak, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Maskette-Nunivak, c1929. Eskimo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing headdress consisting of a protruding headband around the crown of his head, feathers, and a wooden bird head in front

Kwahwumhl-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kwahwumhl-Koskimo, c1914. Dancer wearing raven mask with coat of cormorant skins during the numhlin ceremony

Zahadolzhá-Navaho, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Zahadolzha-Navaho, c1904. A Navajo man, full-length, in ceremonial dress including mask and body paint

Kominaka dancer, 1910, c1911. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kominaka dancer, 1910, c1911. Kwakiutl Indian in costume with skulls

High Hawk, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
High Hawk, c1907. High Hawk, standing, facing left, in ceremonial dress, war bonnet and holding a coup stick

Group of Winter Dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Group of Winter Dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial dancers, in a circle during the Winter Dance ceremony, wearing masks and garments of fur, feathers, and other materials

The wedding party - Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The wedding party - Qagyuhl, c1914. Photograph shows Kwakwa ka wakw wedding party in two canoes at shoreline; bride and groom stand on "bride's seat" in the stern as a relative of

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff-Qagyuhl [principal chief], c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff-Qagyuhl [principal chief], c1914. Hamasaka, a Kwakiutl chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front

Marriage, c1755. Creators: Giovanni Marco Pitteri, Pietro Longhi
Marriage, c1755. Series: The Seven Sacraments, plate 7

A Forest Festival; A Trip up the Trombetas, 1875. Creator: Unknown
A Forest Festival; A Trip up the Trombetas, 1875. [Indigenous people from the Trombetas River region of the Amazon in South America]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

The Devils Dance on the West Coast of Africa, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Devils Dance on the West Coast of Africa, 1890. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday April 12, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday April 12, 1890, 1890. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees to view Allied tanks and half tracks pass through the Arc du Triomphe, after Paris was liberated on August 25, 1944

Rutherford Hayes 1877 inauguration, 1877. Creator: Unknown
Rutherford Hayes 1877 inauguration, 1877. [Stereoscopic view of the inauguration ceremony of President Rutherford B. Hayes at the Capitol Building, Washington D.C.]

Processional Cross, c. 1936. Creator: William Hoffman
Processional Cross, c. 1936

Coronation of Queen Victoria, 1842. Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall
Coronation of Queen Victoria, 1842

The bronze fisherman, a memorial to men lost at sea... Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Gloucester, Massachusetts. The bronze fisherman, a memorial to men lost at sea. Each year flowers are placed at the feet of the fisherman

Broadcast tower at Howard University during commencement exercises, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Broadcast tower at Howard University during commencement exercises

Photographers from the Negro press at Howard University commencement... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Photographers from the Negro press at Howard University commencement exercises

Commencement exercises at Howard University, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Commencement exercises at Howard University

Audience at commencement exercises at Howard University, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Audience at commencement exercises at Howard University

Faculty members of the Howard University during commencement, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Faculty members of the Howard University during commencement

Young men preparing to receive degrees from Howard University, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Young men preparing to receive degrees from Howard University

Memorial services for a fisherman lost at sea, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Memorial services for a fisherman lost at sea. The fishermans widow is tossing a bunch of flowers into the sea

Memorial services for fishermen lost at sea, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Memorial services for fishermen lost at sea. Citizens gathered on the banks near the sea

Possibly: Memorial Day, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Gloucester, Massachusetts. Memorial Day, 1943. Girl scouts attending the Memorial services]

Memorial Day, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Memorial Day, 1943. Memorial services for fishermen lost at sea. Here relatives of fishermen wait their turn to toss flowers into the water

The Ceremonial Sake (Konrei sakazuki), the fourth sheet of the series "Marriage in Broc... c. 1769
The Ceremonial Sake (Konrei sakazuki), the fourth sheet of the series " Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma)", c. 1769

Presentation of the Albert Medal to Mr. John Barber, by Admiral Sir William Dowell... 1890. Creator: Unknown
Presentation of the Albert Medal to Mr. John Barber, by Admiral Sir William Dowell, K.C.B. at Devonport, 1890

The Funeral of Lord Napier of Magdala; The Ceremony in St. Pauls Cathedral, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Funeral of Lord Napier of Magdala; The Ceremony in St. Pauls Cathedral, 1890

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