UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON

AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

To my Wife

CONTENTS

Page
Introductory xiii
Chapter
[I.] The Painted Desert Region 1
[II.] Desert Recollections 10
[III.] First Glimpses of the Hopi 29
[IV.] The Hopi Villages and their History 44
[V.] A Few Hopi Customs 66
[VI.] The Religious Life of the Hopi 82
[VII.] The Hopi Snake Dance 102
[VIII.] The Navaho and his History 124
[IX.] The Navaho at Home 138
[X.] The Navaho as a Blanket Weaver 160
[XI.] The Wallapais 172
[XII.] The Advent of the Wallapais 188
[XIII.] The People of the Blue Water and their Home 199
[XIV.] The Havasupais and their Legends 209
[XV.] The Social and Domestic Life of the Havasupais 220
[XVI.] The Havasupais' Religious Dances and Beliefs 248
[Bibliography] 265

ILLUSTRATIONS

[In the Heart of the Painted Desert.]Frontispiece
[A Son of the Desert.]Vignette on Title
[In the Heart of the Petrified Forest.]Facing page xvi
[A Freak of Erosion in the Petrified Forest.] " " 2
[Journeying over the Painted Desert to the Hopi Snake Dance.] " " 2
[Ancient Pottery dug from Prehistoric Ruins on the Painted Desert.] " " 8
[The Painted Desert near the Little Colorado River.] " " 16
[Asleep, Early Morning, on the Painted Desert.] " " 16
[The Colorado River at Bass Ferry, the Vampire of the Painted Desert.] " " 22
[Hano, (Tewa) from the Head of the Trail.] " " 34
[Hopi Women building a House at Oraibi.] " " 38
[Mashonganavi from the Terrace below.] " " 38
[Mashongce, an Oraibi Maiden, drying Corn Meal.] " " 42
[The Trio of Metates, and Hopi Woman about to grind Corn.] " " 42
[An Oraibi Woman shelling Corn in a Basket of Yucca Fibre.] " " 50
[The "Burro" of Hopi Transportation.] " " 50
[An Aged Hopi at Oraibi.] " " 54
[A Hopi, weaving a Native Cotton Ceremonial Kilt.] " " 54
[An Oraibi Basket Weaver.] " " 60
[An Admiring Hopi Mother.] " " 60
[Shupela, Father of Kopeli, Late Snake Priest at Walpi.] " " 68
[A Hopi Girl, Oraibi.] " " 68
[Hopi Children, at Oraibi, waiting for a Scramble of Candy.] " " 76
[Group of Hopi Maidens at Shungopavi.] " " 82
[Hopi Woman weaving Basket, her Husband Knitting Stockings.] " " 88
[Hopi Woman preparing Corn Meal for making Doughnuts.] " " 88
[Hopi "Boomerangs".] " " 96
[Hopi Ceremonial Drums.] " " 96
[A Hopi Belle at Shungopavi.] " " 100
[Blind Hopi Boy, Knitting Stockings.] " " 100
[The Beginning of the Hopi Snake Dance, Oraibi, 1902.] " " 102
[The Chief Antelope Priest depositing Pahos at the Shrine of the Spider Woman.] " " 106
[Throwing the Snakes into the Circle of Sacred Meal.] " " 106
[Line-up of Snake and Antelope Priests, Antelope Dance, Oraibi, 1902.] " " 110
[The Snake Dance at Oraibi, 1902.] " " 114
[The Snakes in the Kiva at Mashonganavi, after the Ceremony of Washing.] " " 118
[After taking the Emetic. Hopi Snake Dance at Walpi.] " " 122
[Navaho Silver Necklace and Belt.] " " 126
[Hopi Prayer Sticks or Pahos.] " " 126
[An Aged Navaho, looking over the Painted Desert.] " " 131
[An Old Hopi at Oraibi.] " " 131
[Hopi Ceremonial Head-dresses.] " " 134
[Hopi Bahos and Dance Rattles.] " " 134
[Kapata, Antelope Priest, at Walpi.] " " 140
[A Mashonganavi Hopi, going to hoe his Corn.] " " 140
[The Antelope Priests leaving their Kiva for the Snake Dance.] " " 146
[The Widow, Daughters, and Grandchildren of the Navaho Chief, Manuelito.] " " 146
[Wife of Leve Leve, Wallapai Chief.] " " 156
[The March of the Antelope Priests, Oraibi, 1902.] " " 156
[An Aged Navaho and her Hogan.] " " 170
[Navaho Family and Hogan in the Painted Desert.] " " 170
[Navaho Woman on Horseback.] " " 176
[The Winner of the "Gallo" Race, at Tohatchi.] " " 176
[A Wallapai, making a Meal on the Fruit of the Tuna, or Prickly Pear.] " " 188
[Wallapai Maiden and Prayer Basket.] " " 188
[Susquatami, Wallapai War Chief.] " " 196
[Tuasula, Wallapai Chief.] " " 196
[Havasupai Fortress and Hue-gli-i-wa, or Rock Figures.] " " 206
[Chickapanagie's Wife, a Havasupai, parching Corn in a Basket.] " " 210
[A Wallapai Woman pounding Acorns.] " " 210
[Havasupai Mother and Child.] " " 216
[A Family Group of Havasupais.] " " 216
[Waluthanca's Daughter, with Esuwa, going for Water.] " " 230
[Lanoman's Wife, a Havasupai.] " " 230
[Rock Jones, Leading Medicine Man of Havasupais.] " " 256
[Sinyela, with Esuwa, going for Water.] " " 256