Long Ago Told: Legends of the Papago Indians
Wright HB. 1929. Long Ago Told: Legends of the Papago Indians. Pages 109-122. In Wright HB. Long Ago Told: Legends of the Papago Indians. D. Appleton & Company. New York - London
1929 telling of a Papago legend of the creation of the first saguaro, "Giant Cactus". The story tells of people collecting saguaro fruit, making syrup and then wine for a special "feast of the cactus wine. Within the story are characters of coyote, birds, rattlesnake, Gila monster, nighthawk and grasshopper.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Wright, Harold
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- giant cactus, legends, Papago, Saguaro, saguaro wine