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turists, (.'ultivatiiig l)y irrigntiun (•orii, 

 wheat, melons, calabashes, etc., and rais- 

 ing sheep, goats, horses, and donkeys. 

 In prehistoric and early historic times 

 they had flocks of domesticated tnrkeys. 

 They are expert potters, but now do lit- 

 tle or no weaving. The villages which 

 they traditionally occupied after leaving 

 Shipapu, their mythical place of origin 

 in the n., were Kashkachuti, Washpa- 

 shuka, Kuchtya, Tsiama, Tapitsiama, and 

 Katzimo (q. v. ), or the Enchanted mesa. 

 Heashkowaand Kowina were also pueblos 

 occupied by Acoma clans in prehistoric 

 times. The following are the clans of the 

 tribe, those marked by an asterisk be- 

 ing extinct: Tsits (Water), Kochinish 

 (Yellow corn), Kukanish (Red corn), 

 *Kuishkosh (Blue corn), * Kuishtiti 

 (Brown corn), Kusesh (White corn), 

 Tyami (Eagle), Shawiti (Parrot), Osach 

 (Sun), Shask (Road-runner), Hapanyi 

 (Oak), Shquwi (Rattlesnake), Kuwhaia 

 (Bear), Tsina (Turkey), Tanyi (Cala- 

 bash), Kurts (Antelope), Huwaka(8ky), 

 * Moshaich ( Buffalo ) , * Haka ( Fire ) , 8ii 

 (Ant ) . The land grant of the tribe, made 

 by Spain and confirmed by the United 

 States, comprises 95,792 acres. See Win- 

 ship, Coronado Exped. , 14th Rep. B. A. E. , 

 1896; Espejo (1583) in Doc. Int'd. de In- 

 dias, XV, 100, 151, 1871; Villagran, Hist. 

 Nueva Mexico, 1610, repr. 1900; Vetan- 

 curt, Cronica, and Menologia, repr. 1871; 

 Bandelier, (1) Hist. Introd., 1881, (2) 

 Contributions, 1890, (3) Final Report, 

 1890-92; Bancroft, Hist. Ariz, and N. 

 Mex., 1889; Lummis, Land of Poco 

 Tiempo, 1893; Hodge, (1) Katzimo the 

 Enchanted, 1898, (2) Ascent of the En- 

 chanted Me.sa, 1898. (f, w. h. ) 

 Aacus. — Baicia, Ensavo, 21. 1723. Abucios. — Duro, 

 Don DieRO cU' I't-nalosa, 23, 1882 (the Acus of Niza). 

 Acmaat.— Evans (18SS) in Compte Rendu Cong. 

 Int. .Vni,, VII, 229, 1890. A-co.— Bandelier In 

 Arch. Inst. I'aper.s, ni, pt. 1, 132, 1890 (or Aco- 

 ma). Acogiya.— Onate (1.598) in Doe. Int?d., xvi, 

 102, 1871 (from Zufii name Hakukia). Aeoma.— 

 Espejo (1583), ibid., XV, 116, 1871. Acoma.— (.)nate 

 (1598), ibid., xvi, 127, 1871. Acoman,— Hakluyt, 

 Vov., 4(i9, 1600 (or Acoma; citing Espejo, 1.583). 

 Acomas.— Alcedo, Die. Geog., ii, .523. 549, 1787 

 ("pueljlo de Acoma.s"). Acome, — MS. of 1764 iu 

 Schoolcraft, Ind. Tribes, in, 304. 18.53. Acomen- 

 ses,— Bancroft, Ariz, and N. Mex., 14.5, 1889. 

 Acomeses. — Villagran, Hist. Nueva Mexico, 1.58, 

 1010. Acomo.— Mota-Padilla, Hist, de la Con- 

 quista, 1<)9, 1742. Acona. — Emorv, Recon., 133, 

 1848. Aconia. — Ward in Ind. Aff! Rep. 1864, 191, 

 186.5. Acquia.— Benavides (1630) mi.squoted in 

 Nouv. .Vnn. Voy., .5th .ser., XXVII, 307, 1851. 

 Acu.— Ogilljy, .Vmerica, 392, 1671. Acuca.— Ramu- 

 sio, Nav. et Viaggi. ni, 1, 1.565. Acucans. — Whip- 

 ple in Pac. R. R. Rep., in, pt. 3. 90, 1856, Acuco.— 

 Castaneda (1540) in Winship, t'oronailo Exped., 

 519, 1896. Acucu.— Coronado (1.540), ibid., 560. 

 Acus,— Nica (1.539) in Hakluvt, Vov., iii, 440. 

 1600. Acux.— Mota-Padilla, Hist, de la Conq., 

 Ill, 1742. Ago. — Bandelier in Arch. Inst. Papers, 

 I, 14, 1881 (proper Queres name). Ah-co.— Lum- 

 mis, Land of Poco Tiempo, 63. 1893. Ah-ko.— Lum- 

 mis, Man Who Married the Moon, 207, 1894. 

 A'ikoka.— Stephen in 8th Rep. B. A. E., 30, 1891 

 (Hopi name of pueblo). Aioma. — Linschoten, 

 Descrip, de I'Am^rique, 336, map, 1638. Aiomo. — 

 Ogilby, America, map, 1671. Ako. — Loew (1875) 



in Wheeler Surv. Rep., vii, 339. 345. 1879. 

 Akokovi,— Voth, Traditions of the Hopi, 145, 1905 

 (Hopi name of pueblo). Ako-ma.— Bandelier 

 in .\rch. Inst. Papers, v, 173, 1890 (tribal name). 

 Akome.— Hodge, held notes, B. A. E., 1895 (own 

 name: 'people of the white rock'). Alcueo. — 

 Barcia, Ensayo, 21,1723. Alomas.— Mota-Padilla, 

 Hist, de la Conq., 515, 1742 (probably the same). 

 A-qo.— Bandelier in Mag. West. Hist,, 668, Sept., 

 1886 (native name of pueblo). Aquia.— ,Ietferys, 

 Am. Atlas, map 5, 1776 (doubtless the same, but 

 he locates also San Estevan de Acoma). Atla- 

 chaco.— Mota-Padilla (1742), op. cit., 1.59. Coco. — 

 Alvarado (1540) in Winship, Coronado Exped., 

 .594, 1896. Hab-koo-kee-ah, — Domenech, Des. N. 

 A., II, .53, 1860. Hacu,— Bandelier in Mag. West. 

 Hist., 668, Sept., 1S86 iNavaho name of pueljlo). 

 Hacuqua.— Bandelier, (jilded Man. 149, 1893 (given 

 as Zuni name of iiuel>li>; should be Hakukia). 

 Ha-cu-quin.— Bandelier in Mag. West. Hist., 668, 

 Sept., 1S86 (Zuni name of pueblo). Hacus. — Ni^a 

 (1.539) cited by Coronado (1.54U) in Doc. Ined., xiv, 

 322, 1870(sameasNi(;'a'sAcus). Hah-koo-kee-ah. — 

 Eaton quoted Ijy Schoolcraft, Ind. Tribes, iv, 220, 

 1854 (Zuni name of pueblo). Hak-koo-kee-ah. — 

 Simpson in Smithson. Rep. 1869, 333, 1871. Ha- 

 ku. — Bandelier in Arch. Inst. Papers, v, 173, 1890 

 (given as Ziiiii name of pueblo). Ha-ku Kue, — 

 Ibid., in, pt. 1, 132, 1890 (imjiroperly given as 

 Zuni name of pueblo). Ha-kus.— Ibid., v, 173, 

 1890 (Navaho name of pueblo; see 7/ar/(, above). 

 Penol.— Alcedo, Die. Geog., iv, 149, 1788 (so named 

 from the mesa). Penoles. — Perea, Verdadera 

 Rel., 3. 16:^2. ftuebec of the Southwest. — Lummis, 

 Laud of PocoTiempo, 57, 1893. Gueres Gibraltar. — 

 Ibid., 57. San Esteban de Acoma. —Vetancurt, 

 Teatro Mex.. in, 319, 1871 (mission name). San 

 Esteban de Aeoma.— Orozco y Berra in Anales 

 Minis. Fom., vi, 255, 1882 (misprint s for <•). 

 San Pedro. — Bancroft, Ariz, and N. Mex., 

 221, 1889 ( mission name after July, 1699). 

 S. Estevan de Acoma. — .lefferys. Am. Atlas, map5, 

 1776. S. Estevau de Acama. — Brion de la Tour, 

 map r.\mer., 1779 (misprint). St Estevan. — 

 Kitchin, map N. A. (178:i) in Rayna'l, Indies, vi, 

 1788. S' Estevan Acoma. — De I'lsle, Carte Mex. et 

 Floride, 1703. St Estevan Gueres.— Ibid., Atlas 

 Nouveau, map 60. 17:53. Suco. — (ialvano (1563) in 

 Hakluyt Soc. Pub., xxx. 227, lst;2 i misquoting Ac- 

 uco, of Coronado; alsoapjilied to Cicuic = Pecos). 

 Ti'lawehuide.— Gatschet,lslilaMS.vocab.,B.A.E., 

 1885 (Isleta name of the people; pi. Ti'laweliun). 

 Ti'lawei. — Ibid. (Isleta name; C()mi)are Tuthla- 

 huay). Tu'hlawai.— Hodge, field-notes, B. A. E., 

 1895 (Sandia name; probably refers to a tree or 

 plant). Tu"hla-we.— Ibid. (Isleta name). Tiila- 

 ■wei. — Gatschet, Isleta MS. vocab., B. A. E., 

 1885 (another Isleta name). Tuthea-uay.— Ban- 

 delier, Gilded Man, 211, 1893 (Tigua name of 

 pueblo). Tuthla-huay.— Bandelier in .Arch. Inst. 

 Papers, iv, 2:^5, 1892 (Tigua name). Tuth-lanay. — 

 Bandelier, Gilded Man, 149, 1893 (misprint ii for 

 II). Vacus. — Nica, Relation, in Ramusio, Nav. 

 et Viagsfi, HI, 3.57, 1.565. Vsacus. — Ibid. Yacco. — 

 Onate (1.598) in Doc. Ined., xvi, 11.5, 1871 (Span- 

 ish ;/ Arro = 'and Acco'). Yaco. — Columbus 

 Memorial Vol., 1.55, 1893 (misprint of Ofiate's 

 " Yacco"). 



Acomita. An Acoma summer village 

 about 15 m. n. of the pueblo of Acoma, 

 near McCartys station on the Santa Fe 

 Pacific railroatl, Valencia co., N. Mex. 

 Aconista. — Pullen in Harper's Weekly, 594, Aug. 

 2, 1890. Tichuna.— Hodge, field notes, B. A. E., 

 1895 (native name). 



Aconchi. An Opata pueblo on the e. 

 bank of Rio Sonora, about lat. 29° 45^, 

 N. w. Mexico. It was the seat of the Span- 

 ish mission of San Pedro, founded in 

 1639. Pop. 580 in 1678, 285 in 1730. 

 (Orozco y Berra, Geog., 344, 1864.) 

 San Pedro Aconchi.— Zapata (1678) quoted by 

 Bancroft, No. Mex. States, i, '246, 1884. 



Acoomemeck. A town, perhaps Nip- 

 muc, in e. Massachusetts in the 17th cen- 



