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at such time?? from other pueblos, for the best must always be placed 

 before strangers. 



While the Zufiis do not eat horses, they sometimes eat a burro which 

 has died from hunger or abuse. Thej^ raise large numbers of horses, 

 but keep them exclusively^ for riding. 



A native drink, which the Zunis claim is not intoxicating, is made 

 from sprouted corn. The corn is moistened and placed in the sun 

 until it sprouts. Another drink which the Zunis enjoy is ta'kuna'kiawe 

 (bead water), made of popped corn ground in the finest mill. The 

 powder is put into a bowl and cold water is poured over it. The 

 mixture is strained before it is drunk. This beverage is also used in 

 ceremonies and during fasts of the rain priests. 



Coffee with sugar is greatly relished, the Zufiis obtaining it at any 

 cost within their means. Tea is also enjoyed by these people. Whisky 

 is rarely, if ever, used. 



The Zunis have only two meals daily. Breakfast is served a])out 

 11 o'clock, after the men and women have done a good mornings 

 work; the other meal is taken after sunset. The family sit around 

 the food, which is set on the floor in separate vessels, large or small as 

 may be required, either of pottery or basketry. Bread is usually 

 served on basket trays. Though small ladles are in use for dipping 

 the stews, the general practice is to take a piece of bread and dip up 

 the stew with it. Fingers take the place of knives and forks. Before 

 partaking of the food, ])its of the different viands are gathered by each 

 adult and thrown into the tire with a prayer as an offering to the dei«d. 

 In the presence of strangers this grace is omitted, but the Zunis 

 covertly put by food close beside them on the floor. 



DRESS AND ADORNMENT 



The everyday dress of the men is not attractive. White cotton or 

 calico shirts are Avorn outside the loose cotton trousers, which are 

 formed of two straight pieces joined at the top, leaving the breech- 

 cloth to complete the covering. The calico shirt is a folded slip with 

 two cuts midway, one crosswise, the other lengthwise from the center 

 of the crosscut, through which the head passes. As the gusset has 

 not been introduced into Zuni tailoring, only the upper portion of the 

 sleeve is attached to the shirt, the under side l)(Mng left free, exposing 

 the axilla. The shirt is fashioned after the native woven garment, the 

 difl'erence being that the calico sleeve is sewed from the hand to the 

 top while the woven sleeve is fastened only for a short distance from 

 the hand upward. The woven shirt is now used exclusively for cere- 

 monial occasions. The shirt is frecpiently belted in with a leather 

 strap, on which silver medallions arc strung. The moccasins are of 

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