. Bulletin. Ethnology. BULL. 30] S AND ATOTON SANDIA 429 warmer isotherms, but often being car- ried by migration and retained through tribal custom in regions wliere extremes of temperature prevailed. In both hemi- spheres the sandal formed a part of the costume of the peoples more advanced in culture; it was the characteristic foot- wear of tlie Peruvians, Central Ameri- cans, INIexicans, and Pueblos, and espe- cially of Indians living in the cactus region generally. In its simplest form the Pueblo sandal consisted of a sole braided from tenacious leaves, held to the foot by a toe and heel c
. Bulletin. Ethnology. BULL. 30] S AND ATOTON SANDIA 429 warmer isotherms, but often being car- ried by migration and retained through tribal custom in regions wliere extremes of temperature prevailed. In both hemi- spheres the sandal formed a part of the costume of the peoples more advanced in culture; it was the characteristic foot- wear of tlie Peruvians, Central Ameri- cans, INIexicans, and Pueblos, and espe- cially of Indians living in the cactus region generally. In its simplest form the Pueblo sandal consisted of a sole braided from tenacious leaves, held to the foot by a toe and heel cord, or by a cord roved through loops on the margin of the sole and passing over the foot. Other sandals have flaps at the toe and heel, and in some cases the entire foot is cov- ered, when the sandal becomes a sort of rude moccasin. Sandals occur in consid- erable variety, designed for men, women, and children, and for different seasons. The material is almost exclusively de- rived from the yucca plant—either the plain leaves, hanks of the extracted fiber, or cord of various sizes twisted from the fiber. Sandals consisting of a half-inch pad of yucca fibers, held to the foot with strips of the same material or by thongs, are said to be worn by Kawia men at night. Putnam found sandals in Mam- moth Cave, Ky., thus determining their former use in e. United States. A few tribes of California, the Ute of the inte- rior basin, the Mohave, the Pima, and perhaps the tribes around the Gulf of Mexico, wore sandals. Within recent years the older people among the Pima have connnonly worn sandalsof undressed hide, especially when traveling, to pro- tect the feet from cactus spines. A simi- lar sandal is worn by the Chemehuevi. Among some of the ancient Pueblos a sandal was buried with the body of an infant to "guide" the deceased to the sipapu or entrance to the underworld. See CloOdiKj, Moccasin. CoH'^ult Fewkes in 17th Rep. B. A. E., 573, 1898; Holmes in Rep. B. A. E.,
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