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The Zuni Indiansessay 1904 • Stevenson, Matilda Coxe Evans
Zuni • North America > Southwest and Basin
This document is a long and extremely detailed description of some aspects of Zuni culture during the late nineteenth century. It is not a study of the whole culture and includes only sketches of their everyday life, arts and customs. It concentrates...Childbirth ceremonies of the Sia Puebloessay 1953 • Stevenson, Matilda Coxe
Zia Pueblo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This is a detailed account of a birth in the Zia Pueblo in 1896 and the measures taken to get the reluctant newborn to suckle....Ethnobotany of the Zuñi Indiansessay 1909 • Stevenson, Matilda Coxe (Evans)
Zuni • North America > Southwest and Basin
This is a formal ethnobotanical report on the Zuñi by a noted early authority. She presents specific data on plants used as food, in medical practice, and in weaving, dyeing, basketry, pottery decoration, toiletry, folk-lore and ceremonies; clan and ...