General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . <n M J » &*% I ? N PS arc models of the pueblos of Taos andAcoma, of prehistoric cliff-dwellings, and ofthe houses used by the Navajo. The inhabitants of Zuni are believed to bethe descendants of the first people seen bythe Spaniards in 1540. Their former villages,manv of which now are in ruins, were prob-ably the Seven Cities of Cibola, for whichde Coronado was searching at that there were missionaries amongthem for about three centuries, they haveretained many of their own religious cere-monies
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . <n M J » &*% I ? N PS arc models of the pueblos of Taos andAcoma, of prehistoric cliff-dwellings, and ofthe houses used by the Navajo. The inhabitants of Zuni are believed to bethe descendants of the first people seen bythe Spaniards in 1540. Their former villages,manv of which now are in ruins, were prob-ably the Seven Cities of Cibola, for whichde Coronado was searching at that there were missionaries amongthem for about three centuries, they haveretained many of their own religious cere-monies. .Manv ceremonial objects as well asthose pertaining to everyday life are shownin this alcove. In the Hopi section are costumes, masks,images, and basketry plaques used in theirceremonies. Their best known ceremony isthe Snake Dance, the performance of whichis supposed to increase rainfall and the of the regalia worn for the SnakeDance are shown, as well as a small model ofa single phase of the ceremony. On the rightside of the hall, next to the Navajo group
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