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Caption
Pueblo Indian Drilling Turquoise – All the Turquoise worn by the Southwestern tribes in their wampum necklaces, ear-rings, etc., is drilled with a hand drill. It is believed that the more primitive method of drilling was with a single flint pointed stick, revolved between the hands, but the drill illustrated, although very primitive, has been used for centuries. Turquoise is the only stone valued by the Indians and practically all of the turquoise obtained by the various tribes has been sold or traded to them by the Santo Domingo Indians, near whose village the mines are. There is no better turquoise in the world than that found in this vicinity.
Physical Description
One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by the Fred Harvey Company.
Condition
Unused
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–New Mexico–Santa Fe County–Santa Fe
Publisher
Fred Harvey Co.
Printing Process
Chromolithography
Technique
Artist rendering
Date Issued
1930-1955
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Print Series
5A-H1191
Publisher Series
H-13989
Postcard Collection Number
New Mexico-02
Digital Collection
San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2014
Image File Size
321 KB
Image Format
Image/Jpeg
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\New Mexico\NM-02A
Copyright
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Keywords
Taos County (New Mexico), Taos Pueblo (New Mexico), Indigenous Peoples