Mahonri M. Young

Hopi Snake Dance, No. 2

1933

Three tribal dancers wearing animal skins twist together while holding snakes during a ritual dance.
Three tribal dancers wearing animal skins twist together while holding snakes during a ritual dance.

Mahonri M. Young, Hopi Snake Dance, No. 2, 1933. Etching, sheet: 16 5/8 × 12 1/16 in. (42.2 × 30.6 cm) Plate: 12 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (32.1 × 24 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 35.23

Recto

Not on view

Date
1933

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 12 1/16 in. (42.2 × 30.6 cm) Plate: 12 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (32.1 × 24 cm)

Accession number
35.23

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/5217





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