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wise make use of live snakes in certain ceremonies, and 
they also have a large owl which they keep secreted as care- 
fully as are the snakes. 
The government of the Tewa differs somewhat from that 
of the Zuni. While the governor of the Zuni has to do 
with civic matters only, a Tewa governor has absolute 
power over all matters concerning his tribe except those 
controlled exclusively by the rain priests and the war 
priests. Mrs. Stevenson’s studies of the natal rites of 
the Tewa indicate that they are more like those of the 
Sia than of the Zuni, while the religious ceremonies con- 
nected therewith more closely resemble those observed by 
the Taos people. The child is baptized in accordance 
with aboriginal custom before the baptismal rite of the 
church is performed. At the present time the infant is 
usually carried in the arms instead of on the back of the 
mother, but the small, flat cradle, with top, and headrest 
with turquoise setting, is made as it was centuries ago. 
The material culture of the Tewa is in many respects 
similar to that of the Zuni. They were adept in the 
textile art in the early days when cotton, milkweed, yucca, 
and the hair of native animals were employed in weaving, 
but this industry became lost after the introduction of 
sheep by the Spaniards, for the Tewa, like the Taos people, 
came to depend upon the Zuni and Hopi traders for 
woven garments, and also for textile paraphernalia for 
use in ceremonies. One or two Tewa have revived the 
weaving industry to some extent—a San Ildefonso man 
learned the process from Santo Domingo, and a man of 
Santa Clara acquired it from the Navaho. The dainty 
baby moecasins are now seldom seen, but the women still 
wear moccasins with heavy leg wrappings during cere- 
monies, while at other times a well-dressed sheepskin 
boot tied below the knee is worn, for deerskin has be- 
come rare. Native beads are now very seldom seen. 
Mrs. Stevenson’s study of Tewa ceramics has convinced 
her that those who decorate their pottery apply their de- 
signs, especially the conventional patterns, with little un- 
