90 INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. 



the oars and about the nock in oarlior times were later 

 sui^ploinentod by silver beads of native manufacture. 

 The earrings of inlaid turquoise mosaic mentioned by 

 the early Spanish are still worn by Hopi women. 



The native cotton originally employed in clothing 

 was largely cultivated at Hopi and to some extent on 

 the Rio Grande below Cochiti in Coronado's time. 

 Yevy little cotton is now grown. Wool was introduced 

 with sheep at an early date, for we know they had large 

 flocks at the time of the rebellion. 



Industrial Arts. 



Pottery. The household vessels of the modern 

 sedentary peoples are mostly of cla3\ These are used 

 for transporting and storing water and for the storage, 

 cooking, and serving of food. For making them the 

 clay found commonly in the Southwest is tempered 

 with pottery fragments finely ground. When suffi- 

 ciently softened with water, a lump of this is hollowed 

 to form the nucleus of the bottom of the vessel. To 

 this round after round of clay, rolled into a slender 

 cylinder, is applied and made to adhere by pressure. 

 The interior and exterior surfaces are molded with the 

 hand and smoothed with a piece of gourd shell. Water 

 must constantly be applied to keep the clay in workable 

 condition. When the vessel has been built in this 

 manner to the desired size and shape, it is allowed to 

 dry thoroughly in the sun. It is prepared for orna- 



