FRIJOLES
A Hidden Valley in the New World
by
J. W. Hendron
Edited by
DOROTHY THOMAS
Drawings by
JOCELYN TAYLOR
THE RYDAL PRESS, INC., SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
1946
Copyright, 1946, by J. W. Hendron
All rights reserved.
Manufactured by The Rydal Press, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO
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FRIJOLES,
A Hidden Valley in the New World
THE POTSHERD
To a layman like me it helps a lot
To know a potsherd is just a piece of broken pot;
To know, behind the talk of color, shade, design,
It helped a hungry aborigine to dine;
To see in this broken bit of clay
A brown-skinned baby, clumsy at his play
Cuffed by a weary mother, and whimpering so
Because he broke a dish a thousand years ago!
Hugh M. Miller
By special permission of
New Mexico Magazine.
Printed June, 1936.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My grateful acknowledgements are due to Dr. H. P. Mera andMr. Stanley Stubbs of the Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe, fortheir expert advice and criticism in their respective fields; Dr. LeslieSpier, Professor of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, for hishelpful suggestions; the late Professor Lansing B. Bloom, Professor ofHistory, University of New Mexico, for helpful information on history;Mrs. Evelyn C. Frey, Bandelier National Monument; Mrs. M. H.Sharp, for the many hours she gave to patient listening and constructivesuggestion; Mr. Wayne Mauzy, Museum of New Mexico, for permissionto use photographs and cuts; Mr. Natt Dodge, Region ThreeOffice, National Park Service, for his helpful suggestions and timespent in obtaining cuts; my Mother, Mrs. J. H. Hendron, for her encouragementand assistance; and to all others who rendered services.
For my wife
“MISSIE”
who made this book possible by her patient listening and constructive criticism.