This series includes 28 photographic prints taken in the Tohono O'odham (Papago) community between in and around Mission San Xavier del Bac near Tucson, Arizona in 1902. The Tohono O'odham (Papago) are a Native American tribe from the Sonoran Desert located in the Sonora State, Mexico and in southern Arizona. The Tohono O'odham are closely related to the Akimel O'odham (Pima). The majority of the photographs in this series are landscape images of the village around Mission San Xavier del Bac which include views of houses, the church and a cemetery. There are also a handful of photographs of Tohono O'odham women making and holding pottery.
Collection Restrictions:
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There are several restricted photographs in Series 2: Yoeme (Yaqui). This have been restricted due to cultural sensitivity.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Aleš Hrdlička photographs from Mexico and Arizona, Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
