A Feast Day at Acoma: photograph by Edward S. Curtis

The Zuñi


The Zuñi are a Southwest American Indian nation. Their spiritual beliefs center around elaborate ceremonies for fertility and rain, comprised of a yearly cycle of ritual dances by masked dancing gods called Kachinas. This section provides detailed ethographic descriptions of Zuñi spiritual beliefs, which permeate every aspect of their culture.


Ruth Bunzel
Frank Hamilton Cushing
Cushing: Zuñi Folk Tales [1901]


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