The early ancestors of the Pueblo Indians were farmers who constructed pueblos and cliff dwellings, hunted small game and planted and harvested corn, beans and squash. Ancestors of the Pueblo People are often referred to as the Anasazi. They lived over 2,500 years ago. They were a Neolothic people who had no beast of burden, no wheel, no metal and no written language.

Pueblo People believe that for them to create something beautiful, they must give it their best attention. They can create something beautiful only when they are in a state of harmony or beauty themselves. They must feel their best. They cannot create something beautiful when they do not feel well.

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		TURQUOISE NECKLACE WITH THREE STRANDS Pueblo Turquoise Millicent Rogers Museum of Northern New Mexico
		NECKLACE WITH JACLAS Pueblo Coral, turquoise, shell Millicent Rogers Museum of Northern New Mexico
		TWO STRAND TAB NECKLACE Zuni c. 1935 Length 30" (76.22 cm) Millicent Rogers Museum of Northern New Mexico