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Many contemporary Zuni also rely on the sale of traditional arts and crafts. Some Zuni still live in the old-style Pueblos, while others live in modern houses. Their location is relatively isolated, but they welcome respectful tourists [citation needed]. The Zuni Tribal Fair and rodeo is held the third weekend in August. The Zuni also ...
We'wha, a notable Zuni lhamana fiber artist and cultural ambassador, weaving on a backstrap loom. Lhamana (/ ˈ l ɑː m ɪ n ə / [citation needed]), in traditional Zuni culture, are biologically male people who take on the social and ceremonial roles usually performed by women in their culture, at least some of the time.
Zuni religion is the oral history, cosmology, and religion of the Zuni people. The Zuni are a Pueblo people located in New Mexico. Their religion is integrated into their daily lives and respects ancestors, nature, and animals. [1] Because of a history of religious persecution by non-native peoples, they are very private about their religious ...
Photographs from the 19th century up to the 21st century illustrate Zuni life. On the grounds are traditional Zuni waffle gardens created through a partnership of the museum and the Zuni Farmers Co-operative. [3] The museum cohosts the Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture every May with the Museum of Northern Arizona. [4]
We'wha (c. 1849–1896, various spellings) was a Zuni Native American lhamana from New Mexico, and a notable weaver and potter. [1] As the most famous lhamana on record, We'wha served as a cultural ambassador for Native Americans in general, and the Zuni in particular, serving as a contact point and educator for many European-American settlers, teachers, soldiers, missionaries, and ...
Shalako is a series of dances and ceremonies conducted by the Native American Zuni people for the Zuni people at the winter solstice, typically following the harvest. The Shalako ceremony and feast has been closed to non-native peoples since 1990. [1] However, non-native peoples may be invited as guests by a Zuni tribal member.
The primary non-Native source for academic information on Zuni fetishes is the Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology submitted in 1881 by Frank Hamilton Cushing and posthumously published as Zuni Fetishes in 1966, with several later reprints.
The Zuni Indian Reservation, also known as Pueblo of Zuni, is the homeland of the Zuni tribe of Native Americans. In Zuni language , the Zuni Pueblo people are referred to as A:shiwi , and the Zuni homeland is referred to as Halona Idiwan’a meaning Middle Place.