Edward S. Curtis: Dance Photographs

18 Edward S. Curtis photographs of dance, from the Library of Congress archive.

St. Stephens Dance -- Acoma, New Mexico, Acoma, 1905

St. Stephens Dance -- Acoma

1905

 [Oraibi snake dance], Arizona, 1905

[Oraibi snake dance]

1905

 Snake dancer and "Hugger" [A], Arizona, 1905

Snake dancer and "Hugger" [A]

1905

 A Flathead dance, 1910

A Flathead dance

1910

 Kwahwumhl--Koskimo, British Columbia, 1914

Kwahwumhl--Koskimo

1914

 An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok, British Columbia, 1914

An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok

1914

 Atsina Fly Dance, Montana, 1908

Atsina Fly Dance

1908

 Snake dancers entering the plaza, Arizona, 1905

Snake dancers entering the plaza

1905

 Masked dancers--Qagyuhl, British Columbia, 1914

Masked dancers--Qagyuhl

1914

 The flight of arrows, 1908

The flight of arrows

1908

 Grizzly-bear dancer--Qagyuhl, 1914

Grizzly-bear dancer--Qagyuhl

1914

 Tablita dance--San Ildefonso, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, 1905

Tablita dance--San Ildefonso

1905

 Yebichai prayer, C, 1906

Yebichai prayer, C

1906

 Apache dancers, 1906

Apache dancers

1906

 Buffalo Dance at Hano [A], Hano, Arizona, 1905

Buffalo Dance at Hano [A]

1905

 Tablita Dance [D], 1905

Tablita Dance [D]

1905

 Yebichai prayer, E, 1906

Yebichai prayer, E

1906

 Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, British Columbia, 1914

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon

1914