The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-03


represented by prsser,cd frui;s. caa-
ned goods ieliics. honey bread. but
ter, cakes. pies. cheese und aimos.
everything else that delight the
heart of'the GOOD houackccncr SHOVE
INK that our ladian sisters are not lax
In domestic dulles.
The various reservation Indians al
So made splendid eshihlis. principally
through The different indian schools
OF the government, the one at ship
rock in san Juan county carryine on
first priN FOR lts Industrial exhibit
over al other indus rial schools of the
state represented al the fair, lnclud-
ing state. government county aad
private schools.N
The mos: magnificent display of
Navajo blankets aud handmade sii-
v~eryare also came from the san Juan
agency at Shiprock. Though volumes
could be written about this %woadertul
art exhibit OF Indian haidicraft per-
haps one OF the most unique exhibits
was made By the Navajos from
Crown Point-uamely, sand painting
Exquisite sand Paintings.
This Is a most exquisite piece OF
art work done entirely with colored
sands. A wide surface OF clean, gray
sand. from twenty 20 THIRTY feet
square, WAS first prepared for the
artists who in this vase were two old
men withored aud gray hut with keen
sharp eyes around whose heads the
customary colored haudkorchiefs Sept
their s:ragglinE locks ~ place Each
carrying "a bundle of bags ln his arm,
they came into the place prepared
for the painting. aud. laying out "a
straight line cross the smooth, gray
sand. they opened these small bags.
which were found 90 contain various
/ Colorcd sands These were made
from pulverlzed s:oues gathered from
the desert regions where myfiods OF
coIored rocks abound. without ans
design whatever the artists began III
ing In back and forth from the hac
nrst made until gradually the SYM
bolic picture took shape ard form, ali
outlined with the different colorcd
sands running through the fingers of
the artists. each in It's owu special
I place and 20 M its desired end. such
was the precision and artistic SKIN
employed that when the nlishod pic
turc was outlined ON the background
OF gray sand, ii looked like j. had
been painted with o. brush. even iAc
shading was perfect.
o. H. Impossible to imagine any
thing more distinctly character -t.c
uf prehistoric ar. than this Et1d
painting done ~ the navajo Indians
81 Ncw Mexico. Nowhere else could
such AN artistic arrangement or cole
orcd sands De found unless the art-
ist were trained 10y o. of .hc-r sand
painters. and even then the soul col
the artist would be lacking. Tor eco the
navajo g. is a lfe-long study hllcd
with deep devotion tu .he art tor IT,
owu sake.
our mdia1s are such "a yert prom
inent feature of New Mexico chat nO
state fair would bo complete without
showing some of their work Il pot
terry. baske ~ and blankets. and 10
was truly gratifying Co note tno .u-
tcrest taken by them iu maxim. O.
, success ~ their exhibits
Few Flowers DISPLAYED.
Among the diversified products ui
I the SKATE there was 10 rouspi,uous
hy its absence. ald 30 'U Dee dee
: plorod that there wee 300 exhibit u.
/ the Horticulture OF Sew Mexico 7"
one NOT familiar with this feature "'
our state 10 Mould appear thHi UH
flowers are grown here. when Zoo ft.'
il Is q wonderful country fog flowers
OF every description The wild Glow
trs Of The EoH..y mountain re-."u
grow with such u recklcs. .i'tHIN
for steep hart- and rus-,d slf- 'l.i
3D. surprising Goo see how Hii|' -"iI
is needed .o produce Do MOST u'i-
! feet blossoms while the lower valley
| yield thoir usual quota oi errIug and