THE LAST OF THE PICURIS RACERS 



At the Picuris fiesta, August 10, 1917, in honor of San Lorenzo, patron saint of the vil- 

 lage, which replaced the old time Scalp Dance, racing on the mesa was the chief feature of the 

 day. The racers were variously decorated: some streaked their bodies witli red, others painted 

 them with fanciful designs in white clay 



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