Amon Carter print details

Weaving Prayer Rug in Deserted Kiva or Cave in the Rock

Horace S. Poley (1864-1949)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1899

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Gelatin or collodion silver print

  • Contributors

    Published by Williamson-Haffner Co.

  • Dimensions

    Image: 7 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.
    Sheet: 8 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.
    Mount: 8 7/8 x 10 3/4 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.r. in image: WEAVING PRAYER RUG IN DESERTED KIVE OR CAVE IN THE ROCK. \ COPYRIGHT 1899 BY H.S. POLEY, MOKI INDIANS. WALPI PUEBLO.

    Mount Verso:

    c. [stamp] [sideways]: FROM \ THE WILLIAMSON HAFFNER ENGRAVING CO \ 1683 ARAPAHOE ST. \ DENVER, - COLORADO.

    c.r. in ink: KIVA

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.14.91

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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