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band or father has brought her a shawl of foreign manufacture from 

 Santa Fe or Albuquerque, which on state occasions she wears as an 

 extra pi'toni, for the cotton one is never laid aside except for cere- 

 monials, is envied by the other women. When the Government school 

 closes for the day, the children hasten to their homes to add the pi'toni 

 to their school uniform before joining their playmates. The Zufii 

 woman must be poor indeed who does not wear a silver necklace and 

 bangles. These necklaces are made of coin-silver beads with pendent 

 crescents; occasionally a number of crosses or other forms are added. 

 Silver rings are also worn by the women. Turc^uoise earrings, which 

 are worn onl}^ in ceremonials, are the same as the men's, and the women 

 borrow the men's bead necklaces to wear at such times. 



Knit stocking legs with moccasins complete the toilet (see plate 

 xciii). The women's moccasins are elaborate according to the wealth 

 of the Vv-earer, the more deerskin used the handsomer the moccasins. 

 After the white moccasin with polished black sole is drawn on the 

 foot, the skin is wrapped around the leg giving it a clumsy look but 

 causing the foot to appear much smaller than it really is. In sunmier 

 the women and girls usually have their feet and legs bare. All mocca- 

 sins are made by the men, and men also do the sewing for the female 

 members of the family as well as themselves. They sew from instead 

 of toward themselves. The men knit the stocking legs and also knit 

 shoes of bright colors for women and little girls, who wear them in 

 moderate weather. 



The woolen garments of home manufacture are washed occasionally 

 in suds of the root of the yucca glauca on the river bank, the Indians 

 appreciating the necessity of sometimes cleansing them in order to 

 preserve them; but cotton clothing is worn, not only by the poorer, 

 but by the better class, until it falls apart froiii decay caused by tilth. 

 If these garments are replaced by fresh ones for ceremonial occasions, 

 they are put on again and worn until full service has lieen rendered. 



No one dresses his own hair. Women comb the men's hair and one 

 another's, unless a lover or a bridegroom greatly enamored of his 

 bride sometimes plays the part of hairdresser. One of the favorite 

 pastimes is to sit outside the house ^md search in the hair for vermin; and 

 as each specimen is found the hairdresser cracks it between her teeth 

 with an expression of genuine satisfaction. The vermin are not eaten 

 as has been stated, but are thrown from the mouth. The hair is parted 

 from ear to ear over the crown of the head, a tine straw being used for 

 the purpose of making the part perfectly clear. The front of the hair 

 is allowed to fall in heavy bangs over the forehead, while the l)ack 

 hair is carefully brushed. A bunch of broom corn tied about 4 inches 

 from the cut ends serves a doul)lc purpose, the longer portion being 

 the broom, the shorter the hairbrush. When every hair is in its place, 

 a long string is wrapped once around the hair and tightly drawn at 



