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Indian Market Third weekend in August This showplace for traditional and contemporary Indian art is held on the Plaza of Santa Fe, N.M. The market is the oldest and largest juried competition among Indian artists. It originated as part of the 1922 Fiesta de Santa Fe and continued and grew out of concern that the art forms of the Indian pueblos (villages) were disappearing. Today more than 800 Indians enter the competition, largely from the 19 New Mexico pueblos and the Apache, Navajo, Hopi, and Ute tribes of the Southwest. Besides the booths of art works, there are numerous food booths, offering such Indian specialties as green chile on fried bread. Indian dances are performed at the courtyard of the Palace of the Governors. A poster-signing ceremony and a benefit art auction precede the market days. CONTACTS: Southwest Association for Indian Arts Inc. P.O. Box 969 Santa Fe, NM 87504 505-983-5220; fax: 505-983-7647 www.swaia.org SOURCES: GdUSFest-1984, p. 119 (c) Celebration days: Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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