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The feast day dance at Zia Pueblo

Texas journal of science4Published In 1952 • Pages: 19-26

By: Lange, Charles H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an account of the Green Corn Dance performed at the Zia pueblo in the summer of 1951. The Corn Dance was part of the Feast Day for the patron saint of Zia. Lange describes the costumes, dance movements, and music. He discusses the roles of prominent villagers and secret societies. A total of five dances were performed.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ornament
Personal grooming
Music
Dance
Organized ceremonial
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Zia Pueblo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2004
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
article
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
Ian Skoggard ; 2002
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1951
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1951
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Charles H. Lange
Includes bibliographical references (p. 26)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
52043795
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Sia Indians