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Acoma T-SHIRTS
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Acoma Pueblo Indian Crafts
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T-Shirt Designs
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Thunderbird & Whale
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Acoma T-Shirts # 2000-1
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This mystical creature was believed to have an extra head on his abdomen. Its wings-beats sounded like thunder-claps, and lightning flashed from its beak. Some tell of the Thunderbird to be powerful enough to carry off whales in its talons.
ACOMA PUEBLO
NEW MEXICO, USA
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Thunderbird & Fish
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acoma pueblo indian crafts
Acoma T-Shirts # 2000-2
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Some tell of the Thunderbird to be powerful enough to carry off whales in its talons. A powerful spiritual helper in time of need. Troops of the U.S. 45th Infantry Division proudly wore the Thunderbird emblem as a shoulder patch during World War II.
ACOMA PUEBLO
NEW MEXICO, U.S.A.
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Spirited Dove
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Acoma T-Shirts # 2000-3
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The spirited Dove is a bird of the pigeon family. Some people think they are Angels. A symbol of morning and also a symbol of the Holy Spirit, but in the Acoma Pueblo Tradition, mainly a symbol of peace.
ACOMA PUEBLO
NEW MEXICO, U.S.A.
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Sky City,
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Acoma T-Shirts # 2000-4
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Acoma Legend:
It was inhabited by ancestral Acomas. One day the people were tending their fields in the valley, when a violent rain storm broke and the rain washed away the access to the mesa, leaving a young girl and her grandmother stranded on top. Rather than perish from starvation, the two leaped from the cliff wall to their death.
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Acoma Clay Pot
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Acoma T-Shirts # 2000-5
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Acoma pottery is made using the coil method and shaped to form by hand made tools before being fired by natural fuel. It was used to transport drinking water from a natural pool or spring by the women of the tribe. The pottery would be placed on top of her head and she would walk without spilling a drop.
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Acoma Water Jug
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Acoma T-Shirts # 2000-6
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This clay jug was used to carry water by hunters and farmers. It was partially submerged in the soil beneath the shade of a tree to stay cool during the hot summer months.
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