584 ETHNOGEOGRAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS [eth. ann. 29 



Tt:/ginvsr,nutf<l 'liglitiiing llakintj-stone' {tsig_ini'X7iu 'li<rlitniuy'; tsi 

 'flaking-stone'). This name mJiy be applied to any Hake of flint- 

 like or ol)sidian-likc stone, this kind of stone haviny been produced 

 by lightning striking the ground, according to Tewa })elief. 



Tsip\nnu 'black obsidian' {tsi 'flaking-stone'; p\i)f 'blackness' 

 'black'; nu unexplained). This name is not used so much as the 

 more regularly formed tsipenit^ (tsi 'flaking-stone'; i>\yf 

 'blackness' 'black'; '/"' locative and adjective-forming postfix). 

 Flakes or nodules of l)lack obsidian are found scattered in many 

 places in the Tevva country-, but in no place in large deposits. 

 The substance is frequently called simply tsi. 



Ttfifss^'' i'^ 'white flaking-stone' 'white flint' [tsi 'flaking-stone'; fssR 

 'whiteness' 'white'; 'i'"*' locative and adjective-forming posttix). 

 White "flint" is picked up by theTewa at various places in pieces 

 or small "lumps". 



7«i or i^il'M 'basalt' (foj unexplained; k^^l 'stone'). The name is ap- 

 plied to basalt or similar stone in any form. Basalt mesas are 

 called Lrl hwag.c, etc. (tsi 'basalt'; Tnvag.e 'mesa').' 



T'i'ff'g/Irw 'gypsum' (ts£eg.i, of obscure etymologj', apparently < fsx 

 'whiteness' 'white', g.i unexplained; kii 'stone' 'rock'). This 

 white mineral is much used by the Tewa for whitewashing. It 

 is burned, crushed, mixed with Mater and some wheat flour (to 

 make it adhere better), and applied to the walls of houses or 

 rooms with a ))rush. It is called yeso in Spanish. It is obtained 

 at JIuiahiiii [1:31], [15:26], [29:25], [29:28], [29:56]. See also 

 page 120. "Gypsum is found near Lam}^ [29:38]".- 



White apatite. ■" Cia [Sia] enjoys almost a monopoly on white apatite 

 and flesh-colored feldspar".^ The Tewa appear to have no name 

 for the substances. 



' For an account of deposits of basalt in New jMexico; see Ore Deposits of N. Mex., pp. 44-46, 1910. 



2Ibid.,p. 163. 



t Bandelier, Final Report, pi. ii, ji. 2U, 1892. 



