katcina

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

  The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis Spence

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

  The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis Spence

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

  Human Animals | Frank Hamel

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

  Human Animals | Frank Hamel

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

  The Winter Solstice Altars at Hano Pueblo | J. Walter Fewkes