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red bandana and without a hat, his feet encased in home-made moc- 
casins....” (Saunders, 1912, p. 60). 
The Sia have gradually abandoned more and more of their old 
style costume and have substituted clothing purchased from stores; at 
the conclusion of the present study the costume of the Sia was hardly 
distinguisbable from that of their Spanish and Anglo-American neigh- 
bors, except that headbands, rather than hats, were generally worn by 
the men. Sia has not required the wearing of moccasins, for either 
men or women, as Santo Domingo has done. Cowboy boots are 
worn, especially by younger men, to a greater extent than at nearby 
pueblos. 
The eldest men either have long hair, which is done up in a ‘“‘club,”’ 
tied with a narrow woven belt, or they have a short bob, reaching to 
the nape of the neck. Younger men may have long hair, also, but 
tend either to wear a long bob or to have it cut short in American 
style. The youngest men and boys generally have short hair. Older 
women have long hair; younger women tend to have bobbed heads. 
SMOKING 
Almost all adult male Sia smoke cigarettes; pipes and cigars are 
not used. Sia women do not smoke, with the possible exception of a 
very few who had learned how in residence away from the pueblo in 
the early 1950’s. No one chews tobacco. 
DRINKING 
The Sia have had a reputation of being great drinkers (White, 
1942 a, p.69). Drunkenness is, however, much deplored generally by 
the people and also officially by the pueblo. Until August 1953, an 
Indian could not legally purchase alcoholic beverages in New Mexico, 
but they were easily obtainable from bootleggers. Since 1953, when 
purchase by Indians was legalized, the pueblo authorities have pro- 
hibited the bringing of liquor into the village, but they have not been 
successful in keeping it out. Drunkenness is most common at fiesta 
times. Occasionally even a dancer in a ceremony may be under the 
influence of liquor; Lange (1952, p. 24) noted an intoxicated man 
among the dancers in the ceremony for the patron saint, and de- 
scribed what was done to him for this offense; I, too, have seen intoxi- 
cation among saint’s day dancers upon a few occasions. Sweet wine 
seems to be the favorite alcoholic beverage, but some prefer whisky; 
beer, also, is drunk. Drinking is confined almost entirely to males, 
and younger men tend to drink more than older ones. 
DRUGS 
Peyote has never taken hold in Sia, and no one there uses it, 
although they know about its use in Taos and elsewhere. 
