Tohono O'odham Collection, 1970-1980, Helga Teiwes Photographer
Tohono O'odham Collection, 1970-1980, Helga Teiwes Photographer
Photographs of the Tohono O'odham from 1970-1980 by Helga Teiwes.
This exhibit is composed of 109 photographs of the Tohono O'odham Indians taken by the Arizona State Museum's photographer Helga Teiwes during the years 1970 - 1980. The exhibit is arranged into eleven themes and covers their arts and crafts, traditional practices and customs, and their way of life. Seven of the themes are arranged sequentially showing the progression of the work involved in food harvesting, basket weaving, and pottery making.
About the Photographer
Helga Teiwes worked for the Arizona State Museum from 1964-1993. Her photographs have appeared internationally in numerous exhibitions and publications.
In this collection
- Tohono O'odham Collection, 1970-1980, Helga Teiwes Photographer
- Traditional wheat threshing
- Sacred places on the Tohono O'odham Reservation
- Annual saguaro fruit harvest, called Hasan Baihi
- Coiled basket making
- Wire baskets, called wainom hua, made by Albert Alvarez
- Cholla bud harvesting is a tradition of the Tohono O'odham
- Mission San Xavier del Bac
- Daily life and activities in the mid-1970's
- Rodeo, fair and pageant
- Hand-building pots by potter Rupert Angea
- Hand-building pots by potter Laura Kermen
Items in Collection:
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
ReligionSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological KnowledgeSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological KnowledgeSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological KnowledgeSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological KnowledgeSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological KnowledgeSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological KnowledgeSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family LifeSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge, ReligionSummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.