In this primitive Hopi Indian village of stone huts and mud thatched roofs, the annual Snake Dance is a sacred ritual in which men and boys clench live snakes-some poisonous-between their lips to ...

The Hopi of northeastern Arizona are the only community to perform the Snake Dance. It is one of the most widely known ceremonies of the Pueblo peoples because during one part of the dance, each ...

The Hopi snake dance is normally observed on the tribal reservation for 16 days in August or the early part of September and is held every two years.

Taqui, a Hopi snake priest. The Hopi tribe - also known as Moki - settled in what is now northeastern Arizona. Their culture traditionally centered around farming, and after the arrival of the ...

11.81 x 9.19 x 1 in. (30 x 23.34 x 2.54 cm.) A vintage Edward S. Curtis toned Silver Double Border Print, signed "Curtis" in ink at the lower right of the print, 1907, appearing in the original Curtis ...