Picuris Pueblo

Picurís Pueblo

first weekend in July (call to verify)
High Country Tri-Cultural Arts & Crafts Fair
pottery, painting, beadwork, jewelry, weavings

Aug. 10-San Lorenzo Feast Day
Indian dances, pole climbing and a morning footrace

Pu-na Lake-trout fishing

Named Pikuria - those who paint - by Spanish colonizer Juan de Oñate, Picurís is Picurís, once the largest, today is one of the smallest Tiwa pueblos, with some1,801 inhabitants. Like Taos, it was influenced by Plains Indian culture, particularly the Apaches.

located 24 miles (38 km) southeast of Taos
in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains via N.M. 68, 518, and 75.

P.O. Box 127
Peñasco, NM 87553
Telephone: (505) 587-2519
Fax: (505) 587-1071
Email: picuris@laplaza.org


Picuris Pueblo


		Picurís Pueblo first weekend in July (call to verify) High Country Tri-Cultural Arts & Crafts Fair pottery, painting, beadwork, jewelry, weavings Aug. 10-San Lorenzo Feast Day Indian dances, pole climbing and a morning footrace Pu-na Lake-trout fishing Named Pikuria - those who paint - by Spanish colonizer Juan de Oñate, Picurís is Picurís, once the largest, today is one of the smallest Tiwa pueblos, with some1,801 inhabitants. Like Taos, it was influenced by Plains Indian culture, particularly the Apaches. located 24 miles (38 km) southeast of Taos in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains via N.M. 68, 518, and 75. P.O. Box 127 Peñasco, NM 87553 Telephone: (505) 587-2519 Fax: (505) 587-1071 Email: picuris@laplaza.org
Picuris Pueblo is famous for its micaceous pottery. They are usually formed into bean pots, and are more functional pieces than decorative.
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