PUEBLO INDIANS. 1 Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “In 1540, the Spanish discovered the Pueblo Indians in the arid Southwest. Their homes remain today as then.” Pueblo village, Indian man chopping wood - Indian woman with child on her back climbs down ladder. “The land of the Pueblo is dry and rocky.” “Here the cactus and the yucca are common plants.” “The mountains and deep gorges of this land are inspiring.” “The ancient cliff dwellers were the ancestors of the Pueblos.” Cliffs with caves on sides - man climbs cliff, enters cave. “A cliff dweller’s home.” Looking into cave. “Some Pueblo towns are on high cliffs.” Mesa with pueblo on top. “Most of the twenty-one towns are in valleys.” Panorama of valley and village. “A trail worn in the rock by generations of moccasined feet.” “A Spanish mission church in a village.” “For three centuries the bells have pealed their message.” “The Pueblo houses are of stone slabs covered with adobe.” “The homes of a village are built together.” “On the flat roof another family builds a home.” “The mother of the home.” Indian woman with baby. “Next door lives the old hunter.” Indian man, woman, and child sitting on ground outside house. “The children are happy and sturdy.” Group of children poses. “One of their most loved dolls.” Carved wooden toy. “Separating chaff from wheat in a primitive way.” Woman holding up shallow basin of wheat, wind blows chaff away as she pours wheat onto blanket. “Grinding corn into flour on the stone or metate.” Kneeling woman grinds corn on stone slab in front of mud oven. “Baking the bread.” Man uses long handled wooden paddle to place in and remove bread from oven. “Skillful basket weavers.” Woman weaving, man sitting beside her chatting. “With a hammer, a nail, some silver and a bellows, this jeweler makes silver ornaments.” Man making bracelet - close-up of finished bracelet. “The heavy silver necklace is a prized ornament.” Man and woman pose - woman wears heavy necklace. “Modeling an earthenware bowl as in primitive days.” “Decorating with Indian symbols.” Two men painting designs on earthenware. “Burning the bowl.” “The finished product.” Two women holding large bowls full of small pottery pieces. “It required three months to weave this blanket.” Boy poses wrapped in blanket, rug displayed in background. “A sacred dance of the Indians.” Two Indians dressed in feathers dance, musicians play drums. “The Pueblo Indians have changed but little since America was discovered.” View of large pueblo. “The End.” [1920]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects