But the mother, Shyuote, and a little girl four years old invariably took their nightly rest there.

To the little girl we have not yet been introduced.

When the boys returned she was in the court-yard at play, and in the usual state of complete undress which is the regular condition of Indian children of her age.
The inner cell was kitchen and storeroom, and there the family partook of their meals.
Among the Pueblos the house was in charge of the women exclusively, everything within the walls of the house, the men's clothing and weapons excepted, belonging to the housekeeper.

Even the crops if once housed were controlled by her.

As long as they were in the field, the husband or masculine head of the family could dispose of them.