This
card, the last of our exhibit, contains the lengthiest caption on the back.
Interestingly, there is little room for the sender to write a note:
A large percentage of the food of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico consists of preparations of grain raised by these Indians, mostly corn and wheat. The grain is ground into meal by the women on hollowed out stones. These grinding stones are one of the links proving the descent of the Pueblo Indians from prehistoric Cliff Dwellers, for they are found in the cliff ruins as well as modern Pueblo homes. There are three grinding stones to a set. First the woman places the grain on the coarsest stone, and with another stone, roughly cylindrical, grinds away at the grain until it is all ground up. The coarse meal is gathered into a basket, with the aid of a rough brush, and placed on the center or (of) a medium stone, and reground. Finally it is ground on the finest stone, and is then almost as fine as our flour. It is then gathered ond (sic) placed placed in beautifully decorated pottery storage jars, of Indian make. |
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