Creator:

Kopta, Emry  Search this

Extent:

413 Photographic prints (black and white)

103 Negatives (photographic) (black and white)

Culture:

Hopi  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Negatives (photographic)

Photographs

Black-and-white negatives

Place:

Arizona

Date:

1907-1924

Summary:

The Emry collection contains images of Hopi ceremonies, including the Soyaluna Ceremony, the Niman Ceremony, Katsina dances, the Snake Dance, the Butterfly Dance and the Buffalo Dance.

Arrangement note:

Negatives: organized in envelopes; arranged by image number Prints: organized in folders; arranged by image number

Biographical/Historical note:

Artist Emry Kopta lived and worked for more than twelve years at First Mesa with a Hopi family that adopted him. While living as part of the community, he made more than two hundred photographs of the Hopi, ranging from scenes of everyday life to religious ceremonies.

Restrictions:

Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.

Rights:

Restricted: Cultural Sensitivity

Topic:

Hopi Indians -- Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Snake dance  Search this

Hopi dance  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Photographic prints

Black-and-white negatives

Citation:

Emry Kopta collection, 1907-1924, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution (negative, slide or catalog number).

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.036

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4421adfb0-797f-4450-8833-1db4dd8c7c1d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-036