Photographs of the Navajo People and Monument Valley by Earl Waggoner

Description

These beautiful matted photographs were created in the 1950s by Earl Waggoner. He was an award-winning photographer and anthropologist and was one of the first to photograph the Navajo in color and create a body of work depicting their lifestyle. These beautiful prints are 4.5 in. x 6.5 in. and matted to a finished size of 8 in. x 10 in. Each is sealed in plastic and most have a story of the photo and the scene or person in the photo on the reverse. We offer quantity discounts on these photos.

Dimensions:

8 x 10

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Product Name Qty
Two
Two Sand Painters by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Here we see Willy Cly and Billy Yellow painting a horned toad sand painting as part of a healing ceremony for a young girl. The pile of sand as the head of the painting is an anthill so the horned toad can eat during the ceremony. Earl was allowed to photograph the entire ceremony including sand painting, sweat lodge and sing.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_028H

Shade
Shade House and Hogan at Snoopy Rock by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Many people like this image because of the name Snoopy Rock. “Can you see Snoopy on his back with his head to the left?) But in fact it tells a great story about how the Navajo lived in the 50s and before. Notice the Hogan on the left where the family lived in winter and the shade house on the right for summer living.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_104H

Photographs
Photographs of the Navajo People and Monument Valley by Earl Waggoner
$110.00

Description

These beautiful matted photographs were created in the 1950s by Earl Waggoner. He was an award-winning photographer and anthropologist and was one of the first to photograph the Navajo in color and create a body of work depicting their lifestyle. These beautiful prints are 4.5 in. x 6.5 in. and matted to a finished size of 8 in. x 10 in. Each is sealed in plastic and most have a story of the photo and the scene or person in the photo on the reverse. We are offering these with one of each print that we have available. There are 23 different prints in all. If you want larger quantities of individual prints call us.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW _pack of 23

Girl
Girl in Purple Grinding by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This young girl is shown grinding clay for a sand painting or perhaps grinding sumac for food. She is wearing a beautiful blue velvet blouse with silver embroidery and purple skirt. She is adorned with matching turquoise jewelry, a symbol of wealth and spiritual beauty.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_012V

Girl
Girl at the Spring by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Suzie Black, a famous Navajo weaver, is shown here standing at a spring. She is about 16 years old and weaving a velvet “coin blouse” adorned with silver dimes and quarters. She is also wearing a traditional concho belt and velvet skirt.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_004V

Horses
Horses at the Totem Pole by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Here we see one of the things the Navajo love to do most, ride horses! These are horse people and some of the best riders in the world are Navajo. Just check out a Navajo rodeo! This picture shows the sacred 99 foot Totem Pole in the background.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_019V

Driving
Driving Sheep Across the Dunes by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Sheep are an important part of Navajo life. They provide food for families as well as wool for weavers. Here we see a woman on horseback and a man driving sheep across the sand dunes of Monument Valley.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_010H

John
John Cly, Navajo Guide by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This portrait of John Cly shows his easy confidence on horseback. His rope at the ready and he has a bronze saddle on his silver belt buckle. You can see the love of the land in his eyes and the confident smile that put people at ease. John was John Wayne’s personal guide when Mr. Wayne was making movies in Monument Valley.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_069

Billy
Billy Yellow with Jaclaw Necklace by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Here we see Billy Yellow a well-known and well-respected “singer” and sand painter creating a horned toad sand painting for a healing ceremony. Billy is wearing a beautiful coral and turquoise “jaclaw” necklace. Billy was a movie actor and close friend of John Ford the pioneer movie director who made Monument Valley famous.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_046

Making
Making Fry Bread by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Here we see a woman making a Navajo staple, fry bread. Her kitchen is the floor of a shade house—an outdoor dwelling place where families lived during the heat of the summer.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_015H

Corn
Corn Woman by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Corn is sacred to the Navajo. When there was more water under the ground in Monument Valley the Navajo grew really big cornfields like this one. Corn pollen is a part of almost every ceremony and corn is a staple that can be a delicacy—like “kneel down bread.”

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_122V

Navajo
Navajo Farmer by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

The Navajo were good farmers and loved their crops. There was always plenty of corn, beans and squash, Here we see Willy Cly with a gourd in a cornfield. It is a tradition of the Dine’ (Navajo) to have a great reverence for the land and the fruits of the earth.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_072V

View
View from Hunt’s Mesa by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This “View from Hunt’s Mesa” not only shows a beautiful summer storm blowing across the Valley but also captures the God’s Eye, a well-known but seldom seen monument visible in the lower left hand corner of the print.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_017Hz

Grandmother
Grandmother by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Age is venerated among the Navajo as it is in many native societies. Here is a beautiful photograph of an old woman with even older jewelry. Her necklace is made of silver “wedding balls” which look like old heirlooms. The building she is standing against could be the Oljato Trading Post.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_100V

Takin’
Takin’ the Dog to Town by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Here’s a classic! You just can’t leave the dog at home! This picture shows Tallis Holliday, a very well-respected sand painter and singer with his wife on their way to the Oljato Trading Post about 10 miles from Monument Valley. The dog is letting everyone know they are on their way!

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_077

Woman
Woman Standing with Cradleboard by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

The woman shown here is standing in a shade house holding a young child in a cradleboard. The cradleboard allowed Navajo women to control an infant and provided a means to easily transport the child while the woman went about her daily tasks.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_009V

Resting
Resting at the Watering Hole by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This classic image shows Happy Cly watering her horse after having herded sheep through the Dunes. Note the juxtaposition of the horse, horse’s shadow and the reflection of the horse in the water.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_011H

Shepherds
Shepherds at the Yei Bi Chai by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This stunning landscape image shows two Navajo Shepherds at the Yei Bi Chai, a sacred formation in Monument Valley. The Navajo are excellent horse people and sheep are an important part of Navajo life, providing wool for rugs and blankets and food for the people.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_003H

Elephant
Elephant Rock by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This creative image sure looks like an elephant to many people.. But in fact, it is known to most people as Moccasin Rock! Here we see a Navajo woman with her child on horseback and behind her a younger woman on horseback.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_085H

Dirty
Dirty Face by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This young girl is having fun doing what all toddlers love—getting dirty!. When Earl took this picture he named it “Dirty Face” for his slide presentations. Sitting on the floor of a summer shade house she looks quite content to just play in the dirt.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_109V

Sunset
Sunset after the Storm by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Two men with cameras on the edge of Hunt’s Mesa looking at the view of Monument Valley after a summer afternoon rain shower. The clouds are moving off to the north as the sun sets to the west flooding the valley floor with color

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_016H

Weaver
Weaver at her Loom by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Weaving is an important part of Navajo life. Rugs and horse blankets were traded for food and clothing at the trading posts and for sleeping blankets (also known as trade blankets or Pendletons). Here we see a woman at her loom weaving a Yei Bi Chai design rug.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_013V

Woman
Woman on Trade Blanket by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This photograph shows a young woman with a child in a cradleboard on a Pendleton (or trade) blanket. The Navajo would trade their heavy rugs and horse blankets for these softer blankets. The cradleboard was a common way to control and transport infants.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_014V

Riding
Riding into the Distance by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

This photograph shows John Cly, a Navajo guide, riding into Monument Valley. A popular guide, John Cly was famous as John Wayne’s personal guide when Mr. Wayne was making movies in Monument Valley.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_017H

Navajo
Navajo Sand Painter by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Tallis is shown here creating a sand painting of Corn Boy and Corn Girl, a part of the Dine’ (Navajo) creation story. From the angle of the image Earl must have been on his stomach looking up at the sand painter.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_006H

Going
Going to the Trading Post by Earl Waggoner
$6.00

Description

Although the pickup truck was popular on the reservation in the 1950s the mule team was still a part of daily life. Here we see Tallis Holliday with his wife driving two fine miles to the Oljato Trading Post about 10 miles from Monument Valley.

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in.

SKU: EW_008H

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