Counting down 40 Days til the 1940 Census no. 27 Caption Information:  “Colorado River 12. A full-blood Yuma Indian in California decorates a piece of pottery which she has made by hand from native materials. While Yuma pottery is not well-known as some of the pottery of other tribes, still it has a distinctive style. Present-day policies encourage the Indians to market genuine Indian wares instead of cheap imitations some Indians had been making to meet the tourist trade demands, which are essentially unsatisfactory. Genuine Indian wares, such as sturdy baskets and pottery, serve utilitarian purposes for indians in their daily lives. Colorado Indian Agency, Parker, Arizona. Photo by Werner, 1940.”
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“Colorado River 12. A full-blood Yuma Indian in California decorates a piece of pottery which she has made by hand from native materials. While Yuma pottery is not well-known as some of the pottery of other tribes, still it has a distinctive style. Present-day policies encourage the Indians to market genuine Indian wares instead of cheap imitations some Indians had been making to meet the tourist trade demands, which are essentially unsatisfactory. Genuine Indian wares, such as sturdy baskets and pottery, serve utilitarian purposes for indians in their daily lives. Colorado Indian Agency, Parker, Arizona. Photo by Werner, 1940.”

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