Pueblito Kin Yazhi, Junction of Canyon Largo & Rincon Largo, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, NM
Summary
2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The pueblitos are masonry structures containing 1-40 or more rooms found in the Navajo homeland, the Dinetah region of northwest New Mexico. Dating from the early 18th century, the pueblitos are significant indicators of the complex social relations that existed between the Navajo, Utes, Pueblos, and other tribes, and with the Spaniards. In response to outside hostilities, Kin Yazhi and other pueblitos were built in defensible, strategic locations...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N968
Survey number: HABS NM-200
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Smith, Gary, faculty sponsor
Diaz, Rocky, field team
Garcia, Jessica L, field team
Chyi-Lee, Yang, field team
Merkling, Kevin, field team
Pauzer, Kevin, field team
Sanchez, Christi, field team
Urquieta, Paul, field team
Vincik, Jeremy, field team
Wu, Hao, field team
Texas Tech University, College of Architecture, sponsor
Location
Tierra Amarilla, 36.69867, -106.55188
Source
Christie's
Copyright info
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