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Title: American Indians : first families of the Southwest
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Huckel, John Frederick, 1863-1936 Harvey, Fred
Subjects: Indians of North America
Publisher: Kansas City, Mo. : F. Harvey
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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ge Wherethe Roses Grow Near the Water, a name that gives a somewhat surprising indi-cation of the poetry hidden in the Indian. Its population is under 300. At onetime witchcraft had a hold so strong on these people that they almost extermi-nated themselves in its practices. The pottery work of the Santa Clara women is either red or black. They use redclays mixed with fine sand to prevent cracking. The red is given only one bak-ing, but vessels that are to be of the lustrous Santa Clara black are returned tothe fire, which is smothered with powdered fuel. A thick smoke gives the potterythe black desired, and in this state it takes a high polish. The women wear a woolen dress to the knees, covering several skirts of cotton.At the waist is a long woven sash and the skin of a deer or sheep, soft and flexible,is wound about the leg to the knee, and fastened to the moccasin of the same ma-terial. Necklaces, bracelets and rings of silver are worn during ceremonies. Digitized by IVIicrosoft®
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MOTHER AND CHILDPUEBLQ OF SANTA CLARA. NEW MEXICO Digitized by IVIicrosoft® A Commercial Expedition in Navaho Land The commercial instinct is by no means lacking among the Navaho. In factswapping has always been a popular pastime among most of the tribes, the com-modities exchanged ranging from beads to wives and ponies. The blankets made by the Navaho, as well as the silver work, were alwayssought by the other tribes. The products of the Navaho craftsmen attractedIndians from the far North; in other days the Shoshones came from what is nowWyoming and Idaho to trade beautifully tanned buckskin garments for theNavaho blankets and silver trinkets. Nowadays the Navaho set off in littlegroups, bringing their wares to the white traders. They are shrewd and businesslike, widely different from the popular idea ofsome other Indians who exchange their earthly possessions for a plug of tobaccoand a handful of beads. There are many smiths among the Navaho, who forge iron, brass and silver.It is

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