# The Pima Indians

THE PIMA INDIANS
BY FRANK RUSSELL
WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1908
THE PIMA INDIANS BY
FRANK RUSSELL
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Plate | I. | Sacaton. |
| II. | Three of the author's Pima informants. |
| III. | Casa Grande ruin. |
| IV. | Three prehistoric Pima ruins. |
| V. | Casa Blanca and ruins of first schoolhouse. |
| VI. | Pima bread, kitchen, and fireplaces. |
| VII. | Ironwood and cat's claw. |
| VIII. | Two varieties of cactus. |
| IX. | Characteristic desert vegetation. |
| X. | Mesquite and paloverde. |
| XI. | Fields and village in Pimería. |
| XII. | Cholla cactus. |
| XIII. | Pima weapons. |
| XIV. | Âʼmĭna. |
| XV. | Riding saddle and cinch. |
| XVI. | Clay pits. |
| XVII. | Pima woman making pottery. |
| XVIII. | Pottery—pots and canteens. |
| XIX. | Pottery—pan, plates, vases, cup. |
| XX. | Pottery—spoons and bowls. |
| XXI. | Characteristic desert vegetation. |
| XXII. | Baskets decorated with the fret. |
| XXIII. | Baskets decorated with the fret. |
| XXIV. | Baskets. |
| XXV. | Baskets. |
| XXVI. | Baskets. |
| XXVII. | Baskets. |
| XXVIII. | Baskets decorated with flower-like patterns. |
| XXIX. | Baskets, upright forms. |
| XXX. | Baskets, upright forms. |
| XXXI. | Baskets, upright forms. |
| XXXII. | Baskets, variants of upright forms. |
| XXXIII. | Yavapai baskets. |
| XXXIV. | Woman with kiâhâ. |
| XXXV. | Houses and sheds. |
| XXXVI. | Arrow-bush kitchen and Pima woman. |
| XXXVII. | Pima man, showing costume worn in hot weather. |
| XXXVIII. | Pima women, showing modes of hair dressing and face painting. |
| XXXIX. | Cemeteries and grave. ​ |
| | XL. | Objects from Hâhâtesumiehĭn shrine. |
| XLI. | Ceremonial hill and shrines. |
| XLII. | Pima men and boy. |
| XLIII. | Elderly Pima men. |
| XLIV. | Pima men. |
| XLV. | Pima boys. |
| XLVI. | Pima boy and women. |
| XLVII. | Pima girls. |
PIMA SOUNDS AND THEIR SYMBOLS
| a | . . . . .as in father. | r | . . . . .an initial uvular r. |
| â | . . . . .as in law. | s | . . . . .as in sauce. |
| ă | . . . . .as in what. | t | . . . . .as in touch. |
| ä | . . . . .as in hat. | td | . . . . .heard now as t, now as d, or between. |
| ɐ | . . . . .indeterminate sound between a and ä. | u | . . . . .as in rule. |
| c | . . . . .as sh in shall, a rare sound: occurs in vi-shûk (hawk). | ŭ | . . . . .as in pull. |
| d | . . . . .as in dread. | û | . . . . .as in but. |
| e | . . . . .as in they. | Ո | . . . . .like the German ö in Göthe. |
| ĕ | . . . . .as in them. | v | . . . . .as in valve. |
| f | . . . . .as in fife. | ʌ | . . . . .a synthetic sound, v+w. |
| ɟ | . . . . .as a mere breathing. | w | . . . . .as in wish. |
| g | . . . . .as in good; occurs in foreign words. | y | . . . . .as in you. |
| ᵷ | . . . . .between k and g. | hy | . . . . .as in hue. |
| h | . . . . .as in he. | ñg | . . . . .as in finger. |
| i | . . . . .as in pique. | ny | . . . . .as ny in canyon. |
| ĭ | . . . . .as in pick. | tc | . . . . .as ch in church. |
| k | . . . . .as in kick. | tʽ | . . . . .an exploded breathing. |
| l | . . . . .as in lull. | dʽ | . . . . .an exploded breathing. |
| ȷ | . . . . .as with a faint ʇ following. | kʽ | . . . . .an exploded breathing. |
| m | . . . . .as in mum. | pʽ | . . . . .an exploded breathing. |
| n | . . . . .as in nun. | x | . . . . .a k sound with an expulsion of breath before sounding it. |
| ñ | . . . . .as ng in sing. | ʇ | . . . . .an m with lips closed. |
| o | . . . . .as in note. | ʽ | =exploded breathing. |
| ŏ | . . . . .as in whole, (German soll). | ʼ | =laryngeal closure. |
| p | . . . . .as in pipe. | | |
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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