582 ETHNOGEOGEAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS rKi". anx. 29 



Ifi'lini. of obscure etyniology. Cluy, of reddish, brownish, or yel- 

 lowisii color, the chief substance used in pottery making. This 

 substance is also frequently called merely nqtjf 'earth'. It is 

 found at [11:43], Tcunakofje |19:<10], and [22:12] south of Trucha.s 

 [22:11]. Sometimes mcrely^r^ [10:1*!] instead of nqjn'i is used. 



Kuhii probably jasper (of obscure etymology; nu unexplained; ku 

 'stone'). This is described as a very hard stone of black or j'el- 

 low color, found in stream beds: see [22:13]. 



Ocher. Bandelier ' mentions ocher as occurring near San Felipe 

 Pueblo. The Tewa would probably call the mineral- 'red earth' 

 or 'yellow earth', etc., according to its color. "At San Pedro 

 [29:77], Santa Fe County', are deposits of ocher or mineral paint". - 



^Ojihu 'ice stone' ('o/i 'ice'; leu 'stone'). A kind of white stone 

 said to be used for whitewashing. It is called jaspe in Spanish. 



'^/'rw 'gold". (< Span. oro). The Tewa were not familiar with gold in 

 pre-Spanish times. Considerable gold is mined in the region 

 south of the Tewa country. 



Plata 'silver'. (< Span, plata). The Tewa were not familiar with 

 silver in pre-Spanish times. 



P* 'redness' 'red'. Applied to the red pigment dug at [8:22] north 

 of Taos (the Taos call it paxjenemq 'red'); also to the red 

 paint obtained about 2 miles ea.st of Santa Fe, at PiJc' ondiwe (p. 

 35-1). The pi from north of Taos is sometimes distinguished as 

 Pipopi 'Red River red' (Pipo, see [8:19]; pi 'redness' 'red'). 



Polcsenfn (of obscure etymology) 'tar' 'bitumen' 'asphalt' 'black 

 coal-like shale' 'mica'. This material is said to be found east of 

 Petaca [6:2] and at Po>?«w/«'a'a [25:26] back of Nambe [23:1]. 

 The writer has not seen the mineral. It is said to have been used 

 in making pottery. Varieties of mica and pyrites are included 

 under this name. 



Pof'injf (of obscure etymology) 'black sand'. This name is applied 

 to the black and sparkling fine sand seen on water-washed sand- 

 surfaces along the banks or islets of the Rio Grande. The sand 

 is of no use. 



Saihiqyf 'Apache earth' [Sate 'Apache Indian'; nuijf 'earth'). 

 This is a kind of j'ellow clay obtained at a place on the west side 

 of Santa Fe Canyon, about a mile and a half above Santa Fe citj' 

 [29:.'")]. The -licarilla Apache get much of it there; hence the 

 name. This clay is used by the Tewa for making cooking- 

 vessels. 



Sqywse 'sandstone' (of obscure et3'molog}'; not to be confused with 

 myuylyf 'zigzag'). Tiiis sandstone is found at man}' places in the 

 Tewa countrv. See Buwalcu. 



■ Final Report, pt. ii, p. 20, 1892. 



2 Land of Sunshine, a Boolv of the Resources of New Mexico, p. Ill, llHUi. 



