. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ANGIENr PUEBLOS OP UPPEK GILA BEGION. 93 A strand of colored cotton cord in figure 7, or a wrapping at the top and at the middle may be seen in figure 8, or they are wound with black, white, red, and yellow cotton cord, as in figures 1, 2, and 3. They are sometimes quite large, as in figure 10, and the smooth pahos are painted red. Very few pahos carved to represent the human face were found. Two examples are shown in figures 192 and 193, and the side views in figures 196 and 197. Length, 17 and 19 inches. Cat. No. 245989-90, CROOK
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ANGIENr PUEBLOS OP UPPEK GILA BEGION. 93 A strand of colored cotton cord in figure 7, or a wrapping at the top and at the middle may be seen in figure 8, or they are wound with black, white, red, and yellow cotton cord, as in figures 1, 2, and 3. They are sometimes quite large, as in figure 10, and the smooth pahos are painted red. Very few pahos carved to represent the human face were found. Two examples are shown in figures 192 and 193, and the side views in figures 196 and 197. Length, 17 and 19 inches. Cat. No. 245989-90, CROOK PAHOS. Among the Hopi and Zuni certain paraphernalia used in religious ceremonies are in the form of crooks of bent wood. They also ap- pear among the Kio Grande Pueblos. This object is one of the pahos of- fered by the Zuni, and it is said to symbolize old age or longevity, the idea being a de-. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. Figs, 187-188, 191.—Twig pahos from Bear Creek Cave. Figs. 189, 190.—Reed pahos from Bear Creek Cave. sire to live until the back is bent with age. Another object like the crook is the rattle of the Zuni rain priests of the nadir deco- rated with feathers from which shells are suspended, forming a ceremonial rattle, and a similar rattle is used in the Hopi Flute ceremony. Among the Hopi, crooks are mounted in clay pedes- tals and placed before the altar of the Antelope Fraternity in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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