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A sepia-toned photograph overlooking a village of flat-roofed, multi-tiered adobe structures. Wooden ladders lean against the walls, and a large round pot sits in the foreground. Beyond the buildings, an expansive, flat plain stretches toward a distant plateau.
View in Zuni Looking S.E.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

View in Zuni Looking S.E.

Artist John K. Hillers (American, born Germany, 1843 - 1925)
Datec. 1886
MediumAlbumen print
Dimensionssheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
image: 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (25.1 x 32.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Alleen K. and Carl Feiss
Object number1997.1.2
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Visual DescriptionA sepia-toned photograph overlooking a village of flat-roofed, multi-tiered adobe structures. Wooden ladders lean against the walls, and a large round pot sits in the foreground. Beyond the buildings, an expansive, flat plain stretches toward a distant plateau.
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