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ainoiiu: tluMii for ubout tlirco ctMitiiries, they luive ivtaincd iiiiiiiy of their 



own religious coivinonii's. In tlic casos of the last alcoxc on tlic left are 



shown the woN'eu eostunies of Acoina and j)()ttery from tiiat j)uehi<). In tlu! 



last case on this side of the hall ;ire e\anii)ies of Znni pottery, l)oth ancient 



and modern. 



The Pima, east side of the hall, i)raetieed irrigation, raising by its aid 



the corn and beans on whieh tlu^v relied for food and the 

 Pima , . , , , „ , ." ,„, 



eotton whieh they used tor then- scanty garments, ihe 



Papago, with whom they are closely associated, occupied the more arid 



portions of southern Arizona and northern Sonora, seciu'ing their living 



from such desert products as the giant cactus, the ccuitury plant, the yucca 



and the mesquite and small game. Examples of their food, basketry, 



pottery, and ceremonial articles are shown. 



The Navajo, a large and widely scattered tribe, inhabit much of the 



country drained by the San Juan and Little Colorado rivers. 



During the winter they occupy houses like the one standing 

 in the large annex; but in milder weather, camp wdth the slight shelter of a 

 clifif or a wind break and shade made of brush. They live by raising corn 

 in the moist valley and on the flesh of their numerous flocks of sheep. 



They are the present-day blanket makers of North America. They 

 make use of the wool of the sheep they raise, carding, spinning, and w^eav- 

 ing it by means of the simplest implements and looms. This art is believed 

 to have arisen since the coming of the Spanish and it is known to have 

 passed through several stages in the last sixty years. The older types of 

 blanket here shown contain yarn which w^as obtained by cutting or ravelling 

 from imported flannels called in Spanish, bayeta, from which the blankets 

 of this sort receive their name. These are either bright red or old rose in 

 color, resulting from cochineal dye. Several blankets are made of yarn 

 bought ready dyed from the traders and are called Germantowns. The 

 greater number, how^ever, contain yarn of native spinning, dyed with 

 native vegetable and mineral dyes. 



The Navajo are also expert silversmiths. Their tools and samples of 

 workmanship are displayed in a case in the center of the hall. 



The Western Apache live in thatched houses, an example of which 



stands at the further end of the hall. They occupy the 



upper portion of the Gila and Salt rivers where they practice 

 agriculture, gather the wdld products and hunt. These were the people 

 who, under Geronimo, raided the settlements of southern Arizona and 

 Northern Mexico and evaded our troops for years. 



The Eastern Apache lived in buffalo skin tipis. They went far out 

 on the plains in search of the buffalo herds, avoiding, if possible, the plains 

 tribes, but fighting them with vigor when necessary. In dress and outward 

 life they resemble the plains Indians, but in their myths and ceremonies 



