Smithsonian Report, 1945.— Stirling 



Plate 5 



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Acoma Sand-painting Altars. 



Upper, the universe The rim is painted blue and represents the sky; the upper crescent contains the sun 

 moon, and stars; the arc is the Milky Way; the bird figure is the Earth Goddess. contams ">e sun 



Lower, Ant Society altar with symbols of the sun, moon, and stars. 



