Book

Kinaaldá: a study of the Navaho girl's puberty ceremony

Wesleyan University Press • Middletown, Conn. • Published In 1967 • Pages:

By: Frisbie, Charlotte Johnson.

Abstract

This is a study of the girl's puberty ceremony, the KINAALDA. Frisbie draws on her own observations, interviews, and recordings, as well as those other field workers and ethnographers. She fully describes two ceremonies that she observed and discusses the music, which is the prime focus of the study. She uses and compares music recorded in 1929, 1957, and 1963, and from different parts of Navajo country. She provides full musical script for many of the songs with words in Navajo and English.

HRAF PubDate

2004

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 2003

Field Date

1963-1964

Coverage Date

1957-1964

Coverage Place

Arizona and New Mexico, United States

Notes

By Charlotte Johnson Frisbie

Based on the author's master's thesis, Wesleyan University

Includes music

Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-421) and index

LCCN

67024106

LCSH

Navajo Indians