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writer in 18'J6. An old wonitin owiiint;' two houses, one immediateh' 

 in front of the other, sold the one in front, to th(> j^reat annoyanee of 

 her female chlldi-(Mi. who figured that a story would be added to the 

 house, thus cutting- oli' the view of the street from their upper floor. 



Much generosity is exhibited by these people regarding propert}' 

 left to them. According to the law the landed property of a married 

 man or woinan goes aftei- death to the daugiit«M-s. The sons are sup- 

 posed to l)e able to acquire their own fields, l)ut if there are no girls 

 the sons are the next heirs. In case a man has sisters or l)rothers, 

 especially sisters who are poor, his children are apt to give them i)art 

 of their pro]ierty or permit them to enjoy some of the benefits received 

 therefrom. Disputes arising over the distribution of property are 

 usually- settled by the civil authorities, althougii occasionally they are 

 carried to the first body of A'shiAvamii. who hav(> the higher control 

 of civil affairs. 



After a man is married, the products of his Helds are carried to tiie 

 house of his wife's parents (his home after marriage), and, though it is 

 understood that these products are for general household use. there is 

 an unwritten law that the property of each man may l)e removed from 

 its storing place only by his wife and himself. The wife's grain — the 

 produce of fields given her by her father or mother— is placed with 

 that of the husband. On the death of the owner, horses, cattle, sheep, 

 and blankets are divided among the girls and the boys of the family: 

 the silver l)eads and turquoise earrings of the mother go to the daugh- 

 ters; the coral, white shell, and turquoise necklaces and earrings of 

 the father go to the eldest son. The little gardens about the villages, 

 which are tended exclusively by the women, are inherited by the 

 daughters. 



List of Clans 



The Zuni tribe is divided into clans (a'notiwe). While descent is 

 through the maternal side, the offspring is also closely allied to the 

 father's clan. The child is always referred to as belonging to the 

 mothers clan and as being the ''child" of the father's clan. It should 

 be borne in mind that "child of the clan " throughout this paper refers 

 to its relation to the paternal clan. In the family the child is under 

 the control of both parents. The clan plays an important part in cere- 

 monials. Manv ceremonial ofiices are filled either by a member of a 

 given clan or by a "child" of the clan— that is, either the mother or 

 the father must l)elong to the particular clan. In some cases offices 

 are filled annuallv, in rotation, first by a member of a particular clan 

 and secondly by a "child" of the specified clan. Some offices an> 

 always filled by a particular clan; in other cases the ofiices must be 

 filled only by a "child" of a designated clan. The list of clans here 

 presented has been collected with the greatest care. If then^ were 



