
24 FIRST FLOOR, WEST WING 
WEST WING 
INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST 
neighbors of the Plains Indians. They comprise those tribes west 
of the eastern border of the Rocky Mountains living in the south- 
ern part of Utah and Colorado, in Arizona, in New Mexico and in Northern 
Mexico. The hall is divided into two main sections: on the 
Toa hall to the north is devoted to the Indians of the Southwest, 
Indians of jeft are the sedentary Indians— the Rio Grande Pueblo, 
the South- ‘ ‘ : : : ; ; 
alle the prehistoric Pueblo Bonito, the Hopi, the prehistoric Cliff 
Dwellers and the Zuni; on the right are the nomadic Indians 
— the eastern Apache, Apache, Navajo, Pima, and the Indians of Northern 
Mexico. The sedentary Indians were peaceful and agricultural, made 
pottery, dwelt in adobe houses and lived from age to age in one location. 
The nomadic tribes were warlike and hunters, made baskets, lived in tipis 
of buffalo skin and brush, and moved from place to place since they would 
not live in an adobe where death had occurred. At the entrance to this 
hall are models of Indian villages at Acoma and De Taos. An examination 
Models of of these will give the visitor a correct idea of the manner of 
Pueblo living, the character of the houses, churches and _ kivas, 
Villages of and the lay of the land. The Acoma mesa is near the “ En- 
Acoma and chanted Mesa” so surrounded by mystery. Material col- 
De Taos lected from the Acoma tribe is found farther on in the hall 
and is deseribed on p 26. 
On the left in a wall case are shown samples of pottery. This industry 
was foremost among the sedentary Indians because the question of trans- 
portation did not have to be considered. ‘Their food pro- 
ducts of corn, beans, squash, cornmeal, bread, ete., are in 
the next case; and examples of their ornaments, costumes 
Rio Grande 
Pueblo 
and war implements are shown farther on. 
The Hyde collection of very distinctive black and white pottery in the 
wall cases on the west is from the prehistoric Pueblo Bonitos. In an adjoin- 
ing case is pottery from Rio Tuleroda, representing a pre- 
historic and absolutely unknown tribe. Prehistoric inlaid 
work and remarkable work with turquoise in other cases near 
belong to the Pueblo Bonito tribe. Sandals, basketry, pottery, bags made 
of the yucca plant, examples of weaving, and two mummies are from the 
prehistoric Cliff Dwellers whose houses are represented by models along the 
wall. A most extraordinary fragment of a blanket remarkable for its. 
Prehistoric 
Tribes 
texture and design is in a glass frame in one of the cases. 

