THE HOPI INDIANS Their History and Their Culture [SOLD]

THE HOPI INDIANS Their History and Their Culture 

by Harry C. James 

The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho

Illustrations by Don Perceval

Harback with slipcover, first edition 1956.

Illustrated with vintage photographs and drawings, 236 pages, very good condition

“Among the Indian tribes of the Southeast none is more appealing than the Hopi, ‘People of Pace,’ they have been subjected to acts of the greatest violence.  Gentle and simple in manner and speech, they are among the most complex of individuals.  Desirous of being left to themselves, they stage a “Snake Dance’ that brings annually to one of their villages a great crowd of tourists.  Hospitable, charming, gay, witty, these Quakers of the desert hold an increasing appeal for scientists, artist, writer, and the plain garden variety of American tourist.

Contents

I Tusayan

II The Land

III The People

IV The Bahana

V The Village

VI The Day

VII The Lifetime

VIII The Craftsman

IX The Ceremonies

X. Haliksai

     The Kachina Dance of the Ants

     The Mice Doctors

     The Silly Coyote

     The Hummingbird, the Bat, and the Coyote

     The Toads of Oraibi

     The Hopi Boy who Turned into and Owl