Book
The use of idols in Hopi worship
Government Printing Office • Washington • Published In 1924 • Pages: 377-397 , plates
By: Fewkes, Jesse Walter.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source provides a description and analysis of Hopi idols and sacred objects associated with them. In addition, the author examines the significance of the use and distribution of Hopi idols for understanding Hopi origins and history.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Sacred objects and places
- Organized ceremonial
- Representative art
- Prayers and sacrifices
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Hopi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Gerald Reid ; 1988
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Hopi pueblos, First, Second, and Third Mesas, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jesse Walter Fewkes
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 24024412
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopi Indians