Storage Jars, 1450 A.D.
A treasure trove! Passing thru Arizona/New Mexico there is a place where the art of past ages can be seen … and admired. Over 500 years ago a person sat down … and then created!
Inherited Shape?
Is this shape an inherited, traditional shape? Someone decided on the patterns of the jars and baskets … generation after generation the pattern evolved … reflecting the countryside in which a life was lived.
Beans and Squash
Sitting on the steps, with a “Free – Take Me” sign, was a basket of squash and beans from the garden of the Amerind Foundation … the magical spot where thousands of artifacts have been collected and displayed for your pleasure.
Wander down Dragoon road to the grounds, complete with horses, and a pink complex of buildings situated in huge rocks and trees rises up …
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- Amerind Horses
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- Amerind Foundation
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- Pueblo Traditions
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- Figurine Jar
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- Basket
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- Hawkman
Pueblo Artist Family
Here are the Artists! A family … a mother, two brothers, and the pots they made in the early part of the 20th century.The Amerind Foundation was formed in 1937 by Williams S Fulton who began his trips to collect in the Southwest in 1906 and continued until 1964. I am thankful for his vision …
Dragoons
I am amazed! When I drove thru here in December the landscape was parched … brown … sere. Now, in the 105 degree heat of August it is GREEN … due to the summer rain storms … the flash flood time when towering clouds mutter with thunder and then drop a downpour.
“Summer” Arizona Poppies
These poppies are even called “summer poppies”, or Arizona poppies. They are different from California poppies …flatter and taller … and they are scattered everywhere.
A Green Mantle
Saguaros, cacti, palo verde trees
… a green mantle.
Mary P Williams 