This image shows two Pueblo men in the threshing yard where the wheat they have harvested is broken down. This is done by having people or draft animals walk in a circle on a prepared threshing floor, often dragging a heavy board or log to break up the wheat shafts and ears. After this process is completed, the grain is separated from the shafts through winnowing.

Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tuscon, Arizona

This image shows two Pueblo men making necklaces with very simple tools. The man on the left is using a drill to make holes in beads. The man on the right is spinning the straw threading where the beads will be attached.

Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tuscon, Arizona

Shown here are two Hopi basket weavers inside an adobe building beginning work on baskets. The baskets are started from a hub which has a large number of spokes attached to it, providing  a framework for the woven sides. An example of the basic hub can just be seen on the ground next to the woman’s white drape. A small, completed basket is nearby.

Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tuscon, Arizona

This image shows a Pueblo Indian woman wearing the traditional clothing of her tribe, including shoes and jewelry, and holding a hand-made blanket. The material of the clothing is primarily deer hide, known more commonly as buckskin, and the blanket is wool.

Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tuscon, Arizona

Shown here is a woman with a bundled infant. She is putting beads on charms for sales, samples of which are shown at the bottom of the image above the caption. The child is bundled in a very confined way on a cradle board, typical of the tradition for Native Americans of this area. It is only used for the first few months.

Frasher’s Fotos, Pomona, Calif.

Shown here is a traditional Indian silversmith using the typical tools of the trade. The tools are smaller and more delicate than typically seen for metalworkers because silver is quite soft and easy to shape with lighter tools.

Frasher’s Fotos, Pomona, Calif.

This image shows two Zuni women dressed in traditional Zuni clothing holding ollas, a kind of Zuni pottery. They are known not only for the pottery, but there is also a dance troupe of Zuni women who use the ollas during their performances.

Frasher’s Fotos, Pomona, Calif.

This picture features the well known jeweler from the Zuni nation referred to as “Zuni Dick”. His Zuni name was Tsnahey according to the Overland Monthly, and was photographed several times from the early 1900s until this photo was taken, obviously late in his life. There are also colored drawings of this photograph in existence.

Frasher’s Fotos, Pomona, Calif.

This shows a Navajo woman using a simple dye bucket for to bundle of wool she is working with. The technique is old, and the photo could have been taken in the 19th century. This colored wool will eventually be combined with other colors in clothes and rugs, as shown behind the dyer.

Frasher’s Fotos, Pomona, Calif.