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A note on star-lore among the Navajosbook chapter 1908 • Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This is a short but extremely interesting account of the symbolism of perforations on a gourd rattle prepared during the Night Chant. On the basis of informants declaring that these represented constellations, the author compared them with scientific...Notes on religious ceremonials of the Navahobook chapter 1909 • Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This article, by the well-known archaeologist, Alfred M. Tozzer, is a brief survey of some of the main aspects of Navajo ceremonialism. Tozzer points out the influence of early Pueblo religion on Navajo ritual, compares it with current Pueblo practic...