Snake priests out at sunrise to hunt for ceremonial snakes on first day of Snake Dance Ceremony at the pueblo of Oraibi, Arizona, 1898

Photograph of two Hopi snake priests out at sunrise to hunt for ceremonial snakes on the first day of the Snake Dance Ceremony at the pueblo of Oraibi, Arizona, 1898. The priests wear skirts and moccasins. A ladder sticks out of the subterranean kiva in the low mound. The multi-tiered dwellings of the pueblo are visible at right. The silhouettes of two other people can be seen at left towards the background. The flat desert is visible in the distant background.

该照片拍摄于1898年，记录了美国亚利桑那州奥赖比普韦布洛（Oraibi Pueblo）蛇舞仪式首日，两名霍皮族（Hopi）蛇祭司于日出时分外出狩猎仪式用蛇的场景。
两名祭司身着裙装与莫卡辛软皮鞋（moccasins）。
一架梯子从低矮土丘内的地下基瓦（subterranean kiva）中探出。
画面右侧可见该普韦布洛（pueblo）村落的多层住宅建筑群。
画面左侧的背景区域可见另外两人的剪影。
远景背景中则可见一片平坦的荒漠。