[Navajo Indian ceremony of 9-day chant, Arizona] – Antique Print
![[Navajo Indian ceremony of 9-day chant, Arizona], c1905. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9a/9a17dae4dbf8-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Navajo Indian ceremony of 9-day chant, Arizona], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Navajo Indian ceremony of 9-day chant, Arizona]
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The title identifies this as a Navajo nine-day chant, a healing ceremony held in Arizona, where the rite brought together singers, families, and neighbors over several days of prayer and ritual. This c1905 photoprint is credited to Simeon Schwemberger, who was copyright holder for the image. The date and other details come from a caption card that has not been verified, so readers should treat those specifics with some caution. Even so, the picture offers a rare view of a ceremony that was often closed to outside observers.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint copyrighted by Simeon Schwemberger. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,092 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152849 |
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