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Zuñi Katcinas: an analytical study
47th Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology • Washington • Published In 1932 • Pages: 837-903
By: Bunzel, Ruth Leah.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Only the first part of this article has been included in the HRAF Collections. Part II which consists of document materials on which the analysis was based and the index have not been included in the file. The sections processed give information on the nature of katcinas, the masks used in katcina ceremonies and the ceremonial and technical processes involved in their preparation, costumes and ritual paraphernalia and a few myths. There is also a discussion of the organization of the katcina societies into dance groups and cult groups with a listing of their activities. The cycle of dances is discussed along with information on the preparation for these dances and an analysis is given of the songs and dances themselves.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sacred objects and places
- Organized ceremonial
- Congregations
- Music
- Dance
- Comparative evidence
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Zuni
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- 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
- essay
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Betty Potash ; 1961: John Beierle; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1928
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1928
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ruth L. Bunzel
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 32024502
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kachinas/Zuni mythology