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TITLE	Havachachi - Maricopa, Portfolio 2, Plate 64
CREATOR	Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
SUBJECT	Maricopa Indians
Browse Topic	Native Americans Society and culture
DESCRIPTION	“The Maricopa, of course, possessed the same wealth of native vegetal and animal foods as the Pima, and employed the same methods of gathering and treating them. The fruit of the giant cactus, found in unlimited quantities, is still one of their important staples. This strange creation of the plant world blooms in early spring and ripens its fruit in June and July. Using a long pole with a wooden blade at the end, the women cut the fruit from the plant and carry it to the settlements in large baskets. The fruit is eaten fresh, dried, made into jelly, or preserved. They also make quantities of wine from it, first boiling the fruit, then draining the juice into large jars, which are kept in a heated house for a week to ferment. A number of women, sometimes twenty-five or more, formerly joined in making the wine, and when it was ready their neighbors were invited to a great feast, which always ended in debauch. This deplorable custom, along with many of a commendable nature, was derived from the Pima. The Maricopa are a sedentary, agricultural people. The principal crop of their small irrigated farms is wheat, which they grind into coarse flour on the metate, or hand mealing stone” (Curtis, The North American Indian, Volume 2, page 82).
TYPE	Image
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT	Copyright and/or publication rights for all images in this collection are retained by this institution. Contact the Arizona Capitol Museum at 602-926-3620 for further information.
DATE ORIGINAL	1907
Time Period	1900s (1900-1909)
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Photogravure
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER	plate_64.JPG
Date Digital	2012
DIGITAL FORMAT	JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
REPOSITORY	Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.
Sort Order	006300