Zunis of Cibola

File — Box: 77, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

1: Leaf with berries
2: Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico 1911
3: Pahlowahtiwa, governor of Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico 1879
4: Zuni Pueblo about 1900
5: Pedro Pino governor of Zuni from 1840-1875
6: Towayalane and the Zuni Pueblo 1879
7: One of the first suburban houses of Zuni 1879
8: The mission church 1874. by JOhn K. Hillers. credit Smithsonian
9: Cushing and his Indian escorts in Boston 1882. credit Museum of New Mexico
10: The farming village of OJO Caliente 1899. credit Smithsonian
11: Interior of Zuni home 1900, credit Los Angeled County Museum
12: The turquoise driller 1899, credit Smithsonian
13: Excavated floor of the mission church at Hawikuh 1919, credit Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
14: Two of the rooms excavated at Hawikuh 1919, credit Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
15: Corner of the Zuni Pueblo 1911, credit Smithsonian
16: Zuni Indians at a watermelon feast
17: Women grinding wheat 1900, credit Smithsonian
18: Enclosed “waffle” Gardens on the Outskirts of the Pueblo, 1873. credit Smithsonian
19: Fanciful Portrayal of theZuni Pueblo 1854, credit Smithsonian
20: Ovens at upper Nutria 1977
21: Abandoned stone farm house at upper nutria
22: Once upon a time, according to legend, the Zunis were forced by a great flood to seek refuge on Towayalane. As the waters rose to the very rim of the mesa, the people were saved when two children walked into the menacing sea. Then the waters began to recede and teh sacrificial victims appeared in teh form of two stone monoliths visible on the Western side of Towayalane
23: Pueblo Canter of Modern Zuni
24: Old and new in the heart of the Zuni Pueblo
25: El Morro. From Onate's Day travelers heading Westward toward Zuni and points beyond stropped at the great inscription rock for water and rest. Many recorded their names in stone.
26: Along Pescado and Nutria Creeks, and elsewhere, the Zuni built small farming villages of stone houses occupied only during the growing season. In recent times, with the decline of agriculture, many of these houses have been abandoned.
27-28: Outdoor Landscapes, negs available in box 37B

Dates

1850-1990

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.