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Title: Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seeker. By George Wharton James. With a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
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Publisher: Boston Page company
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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es make a much poorer quality of basket, and itis largely imitative of the art of the Pimas. The Hopismake two kinds of baskets, one with dyed willow splintsat Oraibi only, and another of coiled yucca splints, madeat all the other villages. The Chemehuevis, Havasupaisand Wallapais make comparatively few baskets and thereare not many good weavers amongst them. Theirsplints are the same as those of the Apaches, willow andmartynia (or cats claw), but both in basketry shapesand designs these weavers are far more restricted thantheir Apache sisters. In the Museum of the University of Arizona atTucson, there are two interesting collections of baskets.One is loaned by Perry Merrill Williams of Maricopa,and is mainly of Pima weave, and the other was donatedby former Governor George W. P. Hunt, and is ofApache baskets. Another fine collection of baskets of 1 Indian Blankets and Their Makers, fully illustrated, and with 32plates of typical blankets in color. A. C. McClurg & Company,Chicago.
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The Indians of Arizona 81 this weave is owned by Mrs. Charles A. Shrader ofTucson, who has had a special building erected for theirshelter. The accompanying illustration shows a smallpart of the collection. Here are placques, bowls andollas, some of the latter being large and handsome, andall of them with striking designs. When it is recalledthat all of these are created in the weavers mind, with-out pencil or paper, not even a drawing of them in thesand, it will be seen that they are true artists. Thereis far more originality with the Apaches than with theirPima and Papago sister weavers. They copy but little,and then only when they have forgotten the religion oftheir ancestors. The professional ethnologists say theycannot get any interpretation of the symbolism of thedesigns. The Indians say the old women made themso, and the younger ones copy. But these ethnologistsdo not know the psychology of the Indian woman. Sheis as reticent about her inmost feelings as is the mostrefined and

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