Emry Kopta collection
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- Creator
- Kopta, Emry
- Place
- Arizona
- Topic
- Hopi Indians -- Rites and ceremonies
- Snake dance
- Hopi dance
- Creator
- Kopta, Emry
- Culture
- Hopi
- Summary
- The Emry collection contains images of Hopi ceremonies, including the Soyaluna Ceremony, the Niman Ceremony, Katsina dances, the Snake Dance, the Butterfly Dance and the Buffalo Dance.
- Biographical/Historical note
- Artist Emry Kopta lived and worked for more than twelve years at First Mesa with a Hopi family that adopted him. While living as part of the community, he made more than two hundred photographs of the Hopi, ranging from scenes of everyday life to religious ceremonies.
- Extent
- 413 Photographic prints (black and white)
- 103 Negatives (photographic) (black and white)
- Date
- 1907-1924
- Archival Repository
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Identifier
- NMAI.AC.036
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Photographic prints
- Negatives (photographic)
- Photographs
- Black-and-white negatives
- Citation
- Emry Kopta collection, 1907-1924, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution (negative, slide or catalog number).
- Arrangement note
- Negatives: organized in envelopes; arranged by image number Prints: organized in folders; arranged by image number
- Processing Information note
- NMAIA Review
- Rights
- Restricted: Cultural Sensitivity
- Genre/Form
- Photographs
- Photographic prints
- Black-and-white negatives
- Restrictions
- Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.
NMAI.AC.036
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NMAI.AC.036
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- Record ID
- ebl-1503513450620-1503513450623-0