Book
Oraibi natal customs and ceremonies
Field Columbian Museum • Chicago • Published In 1905 • Pages: 6, 47-61
By: Voth, Henry R..
Abstract
This source contains descriptions of childbirth and associated ceremonies among ther Hopi Indians of Oraibi at about the beginning of the twentieth century. An extended description of the naming ceremony for an infant boy is also given. The descriptions are based on personal observations by the author, a Mennonite missionary.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Timothy J. O';Leary ; 1975
- Field Date
- ca. 1880-1905
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1900
- Coverage Place
- Oraibi Pueblo, northeastern Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Henry R. Voth
- LCCN
- 05033517
- LCSH
- Hopi Indians