American Indian Cultural Regions – Object #6

A Street -- Pueblo of Zuni

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<p>A yellow card has two identical images of Zuni pueblo showing four levels of buildings made out of adobe bricks with log beams and ladders to move from one level to another. The roofs of each level are flat and the foreground shows one roof with baskets and clay jars.</p>

Stereographic print card of Zuni pueblo showing multistory buildings and pottery.

Questions:

What landform do you see in this photograph?

How is this style house adapted to the physical environment of the Southwest?

What are the major differences between Zuni buildings and those of other Indian groups?

What questions does this photograph raise in your mind?

Citations

Timothy O’Sullivan, “A Street — Pueblo of Zuni.” 1873. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of 100th Meridian. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.