26 FIRST FLOOR, WEST WING 
The Hopi are the people of the snake dance. One case contains the 
costume and insignia used in the dance, and another cere- 
monial plaques. 
The Zuni were first visited and described by the Spanish in 1540. For 
three hundred years and over they have resisted the inroads 
Hopi 
Zuni PEAT YT er ; : ry : 
of Christianity and in spite of missionaries and churches, 
they still maintain their own religious ceremonies. Some of their ceremonial 
masks and idols are in a near case. The wearing apparel and pottery of 
the Acoma and Zuni are in the northern part of the room. In one case a 
collection of saddles, plows and various implements is evidence of Spanish 
influence on the Indian. 
Continuing around the hall, the visitor comes to the case containing 
the serapes, blankets of wonderful design and texture made 
Mexican : 4 ; a we 
Indian by the Mexican Indians, particularly near Saltillo. They 
were made for the wealthy Spaniards and were worn as 
ponchos or simply thrown over the shoulder. A serape is made at the 
present day, but it is quite different from the old-time serape. One case 
holds a model of a Mexican Indian woman weaving a serape and a man 
mending an arrow. 
The Pima race, next in order in the hall, extends into Mexico. These 
are desert people, using the giant cactus, century plant 
and juniper berries for food. 
To the Navajo Indian is justly acceded superiority in the field of weaving. 
Navajo blankets are of unusual beauty and design and are 
made from the wool obtained from their own sheep (intro- 
duced into the region by the Spaniards) which they herd in great numbers. 
To-day the blankets they weave are almost all sold, while they buy machine- 
Pima 
Navajo 
made blankets for their own use. One case contains valuable bayeta 
blankets, named such because the red in them was obtained from ravelled 
“bayeta” or flannel from Spanish military uniforms. The silversmith 
industry was introduced among these Indians by the Mexicans, and the 
buckles, bracelets and other ornaments exhibited are made from the Mexican 
silver dollar. In an adjoining case are displayed the tools used in this work. 
The Apache of the Southwest were not as warlike as the eastern Apache, 
but lived on their own land and wove and made baskets. 
eae The eastern Apache raided the country belonging to the 
Plains Indians for buffalo, swooped down, captured their prey and returned 
before they were overtaken by their furious pursuers. ‘The dress, orna- 
ments and implements of the eastern Apache are similar to those of the 
Plains Indians. Their tipis also correspond in being made of buffalo skin. 
The case against the south wall contains examples of basketry, the pastime 







