Hualapai (Walapai)

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Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Aleš Hrdlička photographs from Mexico and Arizona, Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: P00887-P00922, P04783-P04785, N34609-N34630, N35336, N37629; This series includes 38 photographic prints taken in the Hualapai (Walapai) community in Arizona. Hrdlicka visited the Hualapai in 1902 as part of the Hyde Exploring Expedition, the original negatvies in this series can be found at the American Museum of Natural History. The Hualapai (Walapai) are a federally recognized tribe in Arizona which span three counties in Northern Arizona. The Hualapai are closely related to the Havasupai. The majority of the photographs in this series are seated portraits taken of men, women, boys and girls taken outdoors. There are photographs of buildings that appear to be a school and many of the children photographed appear to be school aged, possibly wearing school unifoms. There are also several photographs of Hualapai (Walapi) homes. Many of these photographs were initially cataloged as Hopi Pueblo (Walpi) but further research suggests that they are in fact Hualapai.

Collection Restrictions: Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu). There are several restricted photographs in Series 2: Yoeme (Yaqui). This have been restricted due to cultural sensitivity.

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Aleš Hrdlička photographs from Mexico and Arizona

Photographer

Hrdlička, Aleš, 1869-1943

Summary

This collection contains photographic prints and copy negatives taken by Ales Hrdlicka in Arizona and Mexico between 1898 and 1902. The majority of the photographs were donated by George Pepper to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation in 1923. Native communities that Hrdlicka photographed during his research include--Purepecha (Tarasco), Yoeme (Yaqui), Hualapai (Walapai), Havasupai (...