[Navaho hogan] – Historic Print
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This rare historic photograph captures [Navaho hogan] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The subject here is a Navajo hogan, the traditional dwelling of the Diné (Navajo) people of the Southwest, built from logs and packed earth in a rounded form. Edward S. Curtis made the photograph around 1905 for his multi-volume study *The North American Indian*, and it appeared on page 82 of the first volume, issued in 1907. Hogans were usually built from materials found nearby, and their doorways traditionally faced east, a practice tied to ceremony and daily life. Curtis's images of structures like this one record a building tradition closely linked to family and to the land.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1041-04. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 1, p. 82. |
| Subjects | Navajo Indians--Structures--1900-1910. Dwellings--Southwestern States--1900-1910. Indians of North America--Southwestern States--Structures--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,280 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-182560 |
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