[Mrs. Foky washing hair with yucca root soap at Kayenta Day School]

Helen M. Post (1907-1979)

Date

ca. 1936-1942
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

9 5/8 x 7 9/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.l. in graphite: 2
u.c. [stamp]: Permission to reproduce only by \ arrangement with HELEN M. POST \ 142 LEXINGTON AVE. \ NEW YORK CITY
u.r. along right edge in graphite: Nav. Kayente
c. in graphite: T F \ [upsidedown] 147
l.c. in graphite [upsidedown]: Kayenta day school bldg \ Washing hair is done \ when the laundry is \ finished. The foam of \ the shampoo is from the \ roots of the yucca \ plant.
Collection Name

Helen M. Post Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Peter Modley
Accession Number

P1985.50.1170
Copyright

© Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Location: Off view

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