Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-12
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Washington, D. c., Aug. 9.-The In
dian 'curios" picked up by tourists
In t h southwest as souvenirs for the
folks back home are not just oddly
fashioned articles made to seell to
fasteners. They represent the ear
Americans the aboriginal Indians
who lived IN the southwest in the days
of the prehistoric a dwellings, no.
body knows how many centuries ago.
These arts of blanket weaving, pot
terry molding, silver hammering, bas-
kerry and beading have been handed
down from generation to generation.
Each tribe, or pueblo has retained to
a certain extent itsdistinctive type of
h%andiwork which Immediately identi-
fies the artist with the product. It
is common knowledge that the Nava-
10 Is the premier blanket weaver, that
the Hopi makes the finest baskets
and that the Pueblo excells in pot
terry making. Even among the sew
eral pueblos the styles of pottery are
easily distinguished. ~
Indian arts are fast dying out in
this country. To effect a revival of
the native arts and crafts and to en-
courage the Indians to strive for the
early perfection of their f~orefathers,
a great fair is to be held among the
Indians of New Mexico and Arizona
in September at the time of the cloth
annual fiesta of the city of Holy
Faith, Santa: Fe, New Mexico.
The Southwest Indian Fair and In
dustrial Arts and Crafts exhibition, as
it will be known. is the first of it's
kind in hat section of the country.
Local fairs have been held on reserva-
tons and there have been exhibitions
l~F Az ~~n.A~w Z
but nothing of the scope and charac-
ter of this exhibition has ever been
held in the southwest. O.,
The exhibition. which is primarily
for the Indians themselves, but will
be an added attraction for the fiesta
as we'll, Is being conducted by the
School of American Research and it's
director, Edgar L.hHewett, and by the
Santa Fe chamber of commerce
which is in charge of the annual
fiesta and historical pageant. Lansing
B. Bloom, a director of the state
museum, is to be superintendent of
exhibits.
Indiana Woman Provided Prizes,
The fair is the outgrowth of ideas
advanced several years ago by Miss
Rose Dugan Of Richmond, Indiana,
who has interested herself in a prac-
tASoA "oJ LIZ LAG oAAS
has rendered an endowment from the
income of which some of the prizes
for the fair are derived. Other
trophies have been offered by the
Santa Fe business men who are in
terested in the development of the
Indian arts and industries.
The objects Of the exhibitions are
given as "the encouragement of ma
tive arts and crafts among the Indi-
ans; to revive old arts and to keep
the arts of each tribe and pueblo as
distinct as possible; the establishment
and locating Of markets for Indian
products; the securing Of reasonable
prices: authenticity Of all handicraft
offered for sale; and protection of
the Indian in all his business dealings
with traders and buyers.i%
All Of the villages and reservations
in the southwest have been notified
OF the exhibition and are busting with
preparations TO send the best Of their
products and their craftsmen to the
big fair. Camping facilities for the
visiting Indians, many OF whom will
ride their horses in; will be provided
work will be guarded in the state ar
mory there.
The entries OF Pueblo pottery WIN
be among the largest at the fair, Dou-
gan fund prizes having been offered
for the best individual exhibit from
each peublo1and q Erand2prize for the
best of all. The following pueblos
will enter exhibits of pottery: San
Juan, Santa Clara. San Ildefonso,
Tesuque, santao Domingo. Cochiti,
San Felipe. Santa Ana, Fla. Jemez,
sandia, Isleta.f Iaguna,, Acona, Zunf,
and Hopi.
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