Papago Indian Wi'ikita Feather Ceremony Photograph 1920 Masked Priests Vikita
This is a photograph of the Papago Vikita " Wi"ikita" Ceremony taken in 1920 at Quitovac Sonora of Masked Priests with their Feathered Wands. A detailed description of this ceremony is included in Indian Notes and Monographs as listed below.
The photograph measures about 8" x 10".
This photograph is professionally printed from the Original negative. It is digitally produced on True Black and White archival paper from the original negative. This photograph was taken by Joseph Menager in 1920.
Joseph Menager was born in Tucson, Arizona Territory on January 27 1887 and died at Prescott, Arizona on July 2, 1979. He was the founder and owner of The Indian Oasis Trading Post established in 1908 and named Post Master of the Indian Oasis Post Office in 1909 in Southwestern Arizona. Indian Oasis existed from 1908 to 1918. This trading company was located adjacent to the then Papago Indian Reservation. He had a ranch and in about 1918 built Meneger's Dam in the southwestern corner of the Tohono O'odham reservation. He also constructed a private reservoir to replace having to haul water over 14 miles. He had mining interests in Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico. He photographed many Indian Events and Indian Life
He is mentioned and / or some of his photographs appear in several books and papers including:
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 10, 1983
Indian Notes and Monographs, Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. 1919
Journal of the Southwest, Volume 49, Number 3, Autumn 2007.
United States Geological Survey, Water Supply Paper 490-A, Routes To Desert Watering Places, 1920
in very fine collectible condition
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