i-i INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. 



box with three grinding stones. The rooms of the 

 lower terrace are mostly used for storage. 



There are a few T-shaped doorways like those found 

 in prehistoric ruins still to be seen in the Hopi houses. 

 During the Spanish period windows in the walls were 

 more generally used. They were co\'ered with thin 

 sheets of selenite which was the substitute for glass in 

 general use in the Southwest. Ordinar}^ windows and 

 hinged doors are now coming into common use. 



Shelters. 



For the shelter of the men who are tending the crops 

 and as a camping place for the famil}^ when the fields 

 are far from the village, temporary structures are 

 built. The common t3^pe is made by setting four 

 posts at the corners of a rectangle so that their forked 

 tops are seven or eight feet above the ground. These 

 posts support a platform of poles and brush which 

 casts a shade and furnishes on its top a storage place 

 away from dogs and stray animals. The Hopi often 

 cut trees or brush and set them in curved or straight 

 lines so as to break the wind and furnish the desired 

 shade The two forms are sometimes combined so 

 that the space under the platform has a wall of brush 

 on one side. 



KlVAS. 



The modern pueblos with a few exceptions are each 

 provided with one or more kivas. In a general way, 



