The Snake-Dance of the Moquis of Arizona Being a Narrative of a Journey From Sante Fe, New Mexico, to the Villages of the Moqui Indians of Arizona. With A Description of The Manners and Customs of this peculiar People, and especially of the revolting religious rite, The Snake Dance; to Which is Added A Brief Dissertation Upon Serpent Worship in General with An Account of the Tablet Dance of the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico, Etc.
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1884. Hardcover. xvii, 371pp; 32pp catalog. Rebound in three quarter red morroco over marbled boards with gilt titles. Bookplate on front pastedown, top corner of front endpaper clipped, else very good. Original spine and front bound in at rear. Very good. Item #73482
Howes B 655; Graff 368 - "The Moquis Indians of Arizona are, of course, the Hopi. The snake-dance is still performed, but is too fascinating to be called "revolting" today."
Price: $300.00
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