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A Zuni man standing beside an eagle cage, 1879 (albumen print)

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PRM479512
Image title
A Zuni man standing beside an eagle cage, 1879 (albumen print)
Artist
Hillers, John K. (1843-1925) / American
Location
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK
Medium
albumen print
Date
1879 AD (C19th AD)
Image description

According to James Stevenson's original note for this photograph (prepared circa 1885), the 'people of Zuni possess about seventy–five of these birds which are kept only for their feathers, the bird itself never being elevated to the dignity of an object of worship by the Zunis. These eagles are kept in stockade cages, and fed on such refuse material as the Indian can provide. The tail feathers and white downy undergrowth are deemed the most desirable, an area used by the Indians to ornament their persons in sacred dances and ceremonies.'

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© Pitt Rivers Museum / Bridgeman Images
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bird / zuni / cage / costume / branches / sticks / leaning / eagle / native american / branch / house / male / traditional dress / black and white photograph / new mexicao / adobe / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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