CONTENTS 



Part I. An Analysis of the Katcina Cult at Zuni 



Page 



Introduction 843 



The nature of katcinas 843 



The power and use of masks 847 



Paraphernalia 856 



Organization of the Katcina Society 874 



Preparation of dances 886 



Patterns of dancing and singing 896 



Distribution of katcina dancing 899 



Part II. Source Material for the Study of ZuSi Katcinas 



List of known Zuni katcinas 905 



The winter solstice 908 



The coming of the gods (Ca'lako) 941 



The initiation 975 



Final initiation 998 



Miscellaneous priest katcinas 1002 



Dances of the winter and summer series 1012 



Dances performed after Ca'lako 1056 



Supplementary and extra dances 1065 



The "Little Dancers" 1077 



Miscellaneous katcinas 1080 



Unmasked impersonations 1085 



Index 1087 



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