FAITH, FLOWERS, AND FIESTAS

The Yaqui Indian Year

A Narrative of Ceremonial Events

By Muriel Thayer Painter, Research Associate
E. B. Sayles, Curator Emeritus, Arizona State Museum
In Consultation with Edward H. Spicer,
Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona

(A Complete Online Version of the Original Printed Book)

COVER PHOTOGRAPH
YOUNG MEMBER OF THE MATACHIN DANCE SOCIETY
Children begin to serve in ceremonial societies as early as five or six years. They learn the intricate rituals by imitating, their elders.

The Yaqui ceremonies were photographed for this publication by
RAY MANLEY, SAM LEVITZ, WESTERN WAYS AND GEORGE IACONO.

Published for the Arizona State Museum by
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS
Tucson, 1962