15 research outputs found
From the Sense of Justice and Human Sympathy : Alice Fletcher, Native Americans, and the Gendering of Victorian Anthropology
Get PDFZuni irrigation
No full textTranscript and original notes dated May 1, 1904, describing Zuni water sources and irrigation practices; Transcript by E. Richard Har
Zuni Indians: extract from the twenty-third annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology [Excerpt]
No full textPages 14-15, 20-21, 24-43, 52-53, xxxx, 64-91, 95, 108, 128-129, 132-141, 148-162, 175-177, 195, 198-199, 204, 235, 246-247, 252-255, 268-271, 278, 304-317, 386-387, 456-457, 468-469, 480, 566-567, discussing various aspects of Zuni religion and tradition, particularly those showing the importance of water in the culture; frequent references to "Ko'thluwala'wa," the sacred site near the confluence of the Zuni and Little Colorado river
Zuni and the Zunians [Excerpt]
No full textTwo photocopied pages; page 2 acknowledging those who helped in writing the book, page 27 describing a rattle used in Zuni ceremonies
Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-1884 [Excerpt]
No full textPages 139-145 from the Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-1884, discussing the myths behind Zuni religious ceremonies for children; Includes the traditional account of crossing the Little Colorado River at "Koh-thlou-wah-la-wah," the sacred site in Mohave County, Arizon
American Anthropologist volume XI number 2 [Excerpt]
No full textPages 33-40 from American Anthropologist volume XI number 2; about the Zuni Indians' beliefs about the connections between their origin, death, and Kolhu/wala:wa, and about their use of masks
