katcina

Definitions

Examples

• In the summer 'dances' snake-charming feats are performed, but in the Katcina ceremony serpents are never employed.

• Most of these 'dances' are arranged by the Katcina clan, and take place in dance-houses known as kivas.

• No women wear Katcina masks in a Hopi ceremony, the female Katcinas being invariably represented by men.

• The masked dances amongst the Pueblos, in which animal personifications take place and masks are worn, are called Katcina dances.

• There are also many Katcina dances which are not different from those performed at Walpi.