Corner of Hopi Pueblo of Mishongnovi

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Stock #:603964
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Mishongnovi
State: Arizona (AZ)
County: Navajo
Publisher: Detroit Publishing Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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This is one of the oldest of the seven Hopi villages discovered by the conquering Spaniards of Coronado's army in 1540. Scattered throughout the village are underground chambers called kivas, in which the men do most of their spinning, weaving, etc., where take place almost all of the sacred ceremonies. Certain public ceremonies take place on public squares or plazas. A corner of one of them is shown in this picture. Myths and tales that reach into a dim past are woven around almost every nook and corner, bluff and spring inside or outside of the Hopi villages. In the background on the first hill is the village of Shupaulavi.

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