Detail View: Image Archives: Unidentified Tohono O'odham Man
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File Name:
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UN82-375.jpg
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catalog number:
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UN82-375
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collection:
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Ruth Murray Underhill
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title:
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Unidentified Tohono O'odham Man
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creator:
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Ruth Underhill
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Holly Clymore
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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Tohono O�odham (Papago) men made rope out of a'ur, agave, or lechuguilla. The fibers were moistened and then pulled into a fluffy bunch and rolled into cord on the spinner's thigh. The fibers were then held taut with the left hand, while the right rolled them downward, then let them spring back and twist. After graduating from Columbia University in Anthropology, Ruth Underhill went study a group of Native Americans in southern Arizona. Through her scientific research she was able to preserve the original language, poetry and songs of the Tohono O�odham (Papago) people.
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date:
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1931-1937
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date type:
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dateof photograph
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location:
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USA, Sonoran Desert, Southeastern Arizona and Northwest Mexico
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modified:
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Yes, 2.5 x 4.5 black and white print scanned with Epson Expression 1000XL at 800 dpi, 8-bit grayscale with brightness, contrast adjustments using Photoshop CS4.
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.80 MB
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source:
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2.5 x 4.5 black and white print
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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