Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-07
Notes OF Interest
From, State Museum

ESPECIAL cosREsPoNcuNet 70 NosNlNo 1ousNAll
santa Fe. Dec. "a new edition OF
Bandener's "Delightmakers,' is from
press and has been placed on sale at
the leading book stores OF the Coun-
Try. The scene of the novel is laid
i'm the Rito de los Frijoles. The story
gives a vivid picture of the culture
of the cliff dwellers
THE Hopi." by Walter Hough, Is
the fourth of the series OF Little His
tories of North American Indians to
be published, Of which THE Navajo,
hy Oscar IA. Lips was the first Both
of the volumes are of especial inter
est in the southwest and are well
written and illustrated,
Time Perspective in Aboriginal
American Culture ninety-pase
memoir by Il. Sapir' has Just been
issued by the Canadian government,
which despite the heavy demands
made upon 1t by the war. continues
its archaeological and ethnologicM
research work as well as its scienu-
fic publications. A copy of the me-
moir has lust been received by the
Museum library.
THE American Museum Journal
for November just received, has
number of fine color Illustrations ana
much material in word and picture
of interest to ethnoloelst and arch
aeologist. 1t tells of "Thc archaeo-
logical expedition to the valley OF the
Zuni river. conducted 10y Mr. Leslie
Spier. of the museum staff, who has
returned with collections and data
from the Oldest ruins known, to that
captured 10y the Spanish in 1910, THIS
makes possible a Historical recon-
struction of the occupation of the
valley. The method used is "a new
one and consists in locating the ash
heap of any ruin usually found 10
the southeast Of the ruin-sinking a
! trench into it, and collecting pottery
! fragments from the top to the bottom
/ of a selected section. The types OF
pots and the proportions of these at
/ different levels show the changes in
ceramic art in the progress OF time'
ana it is believed that the sequence
! Of pottery types can be used ms q tenn
porary scale for the chronology OF
! the ruins. The sherds at the bottom
| of a pile indicate the date of the
| foundation of the village, those at
| the top the date of its abandonment
for some other site, and the time
duration and manner of occupation
of the different villages can be de-
termined in relation to other VILLAGES
1t is planned to carry this historical
! Investigation throughout the south
west"
Speaking of the investigations by
! DR.. Robert II. LOWE, who lectured
in Santa Fe last year, the American
! Museum Journal SAYS: DR. Robert
! II. LOWE has recently returned from
an expedition of several months dur
alton to the west. MuCn of the
! time he spent among the Hopi Indians
in a study of their social organiza-
ton and ceremOnials. DR.. LoWle was
permitted to witness two of the eN'
traordinary snake dances of this tribe
in the village of Oraibi and Shungo-
paw as well as the flute ceremony
performed this year at Walpi. Inc
significance of the clan system III
ceremonial life was especially studied
among the Hopi. Dr. LOWE also Wis
tied the Arapahoc Indians of central
| Wyoming, to secure supplementary
Data for the comparative survey OF
the societies Of the plains Indians
which has now been completed by
the department of anthropology
Many people are taking advantage
of the opportunity TO view the lovely
paintings by Carl Borg of the Painted
| Desert country and pueblos. The
paintings will be up for only short
| time.
Those who registered at the mu-
scum were. Mr. and Mrs. T.. II. Dale
Chicago: N. b. Studcbaker, Denver
Colo. Anton Skerf Mich Hessiai
John Forke, Lincoln, Neb.; William
s. Cooke New York city; Rupert E
Arnold, Detroit, Mich; Mrs l.. l.
Leech, Mrs. f. f., Summers, MISS
| Donaldson, Albuquerque.