Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-20
Famous HAS Of Fiopi Indians Faithfully
Remqqpsed il Fred Harvey Museum Here

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pif'rhnila. r ao-cniicd altar These
aiiats Iues very materially Ia size
aud detail On The asnerent societics.
SEA tiiry have q number 81 things Is.
common. For instance. utlh tym.
hQls ~ clouds corn. nowefe. bios.
spnis. iirhininr ahd ono ~ more idols
in hlmHn forfn. Nrc uaft ~ nearly
fycfy altar such objects as a fncdi.
elmo l,oNi. rntiiea nix different Kinds
af corn. ana sand fnosalcs are aiso
Important accessories
The religious secret societies meet
to eek hraic complicated ceremonies
az stated Intervals, some once ever
year and others tWiae eVpfv alternate
yeAr SOME of these ceremonies last
ono dsg. but others last Cor nine con-
aecutiye days. These ceremonies ami
fcngieus ritcs difcr Nery materially
ID san different societies. However,
tna RELIGIOUS exercises hnvo n great
many things ln common. For IN
t3nne@ s9nas are chsuied. prayers att
tered. prayer OFFERINGS prepared and
deposited sacred meals and water
anrinklcd ana many other rites per-
ietmed iu az 0f the ceremonies Tho
great obicct Or purpose Of these cer-
emnuier. o. lhc pioduclns 81 rain
warm weather aUd abundant crops.
The nrst OF tho Hop affairs repro.
dncCd in the Harvey musonni in Al
huqufrau ~ q cops ~ the altar ~
thc prah or Flute society nt Oralhi
AriRUua. the largest Of tho Hopl VII
lnFCs THO goucrnl form Of tho On blot
represents cloud und semiclrclca
representing CLOUDS az dlncrcut coll
orr Two raye az lightning arc rep
rescnied cmauatlng from the clouds
Tne central figure rerrosonte the sod
~ thunder cloud mhols and rnin
symbols prrdomlnate. To Include IN
the Performance OF ,he cOnsccra ilon
and ceremony In warm weather. thert
ara birds and BUTTERFLIES and various
lnnts ln bloom and ARTIFICIAL bios
fnnr. placed about the altar. ON onoh
slide az ~ first altar stands r. little
Flute dlety. or fcuanhAoyan. Nneui
eight per cent az tne food of thc
lopl Indians is made up OF dishes Oi
corn and various preparations n corn
d ence before every honi altar may
oc seen binr around in stated posse
lions. medicine howl ana six ears OF
corn. Tho corn Ia always ~ tlc fol
lowing coiors. yellow. signlfyina
north blue west. red. south. white.
east, blocG above. and sweet. corn,
belou
The second OF the Hopl affairs re-
produced by SIR Noth IN Alhnqherque
4 10 much larger altar than ei1her the
ALTAR "a called the PaWamu or 81 Man
kateinI, the ALTAR of Shongopny. The
altar 90 Saongonuy consists IS q
frumeNars urou which are cloud and
Palm symhoix thr figures 81 ccrtair
dleues. ia front ol ,rhirh stand hNf
tst8dtn nsurines, soma OF me prlu-
cipR gr.ds W the hopi, va front 81
M. 81 ssa s,s sSis ~ ''i repre- rf'
Sehfln4 .1a flnr cardinal points.
uufth. rnsi south and west besides
tie enfn there arc n uumh"r of Tot
is.les. or sacred vessels.
aho thlrd affair. 90 the Grey Flute
sofiety alfO 20 Shang0nay, consists 90
frhineWcrh, SHOWING ciowd symbols
ana MARY bloss0m symbols repr"sent
ing various herha usoa py the Hop
Inside 81 tne frame Htund % hnmbci
I'll stu -. representing corn stalks
clouds. liphuning. a'so % number 81
niuiu -iirhF. when are said 90 repre-
sort tho dead members ol the Crater
nity. MI Noih. during MS long resi-
danpe ia the HoEl Villages has oh
served or q nuuhsr 81 ocsAsionf tAni
formrr mem, icfs ~ "a particular So
gieiy supposed 90 be iu another world
were notified ny mystcrIoaS tncanla
tiunf. innf ceremony % tnrlf i7A.
if-uity nns in progress. In 'front.' OF
fhr lhira altsg are % nnmDor 81 lgur
ines representing dcitics. number oI
birds hni blossoms and other nor's
So ieH.
Tho onto-. thich consrcfatcs AND
which is usrG Ia eyery liopi reugioW
er fraternity ceremony Is ohtainne
from etrtlin springs, ana carried u
fhe rilnpc in small rettcd pnurd yes
soils. one CO., more 9t which may %
3 scrp ir font OF e,eg nopl altar =
prcat deal 2f sinoklng s INDUCED IL
during ass fhc RELIGIOUS rcrcmonics
smnkc from rincE rcpr, SCENTS clouds
BunaE D. used iu connection VII
nearly every sop ceremony nnd D
apniroI from wild ncrs aud miXo'
with "a Chnrmcd h11id iu moo 9h
bowls Dr. an nip1rfaW pros % ou'l 'n
Honey Ii food much r"llshcd p
cloud dsiUa4 eur 81 the fnnfl -iDra'
objects uu rA.r5 alter iF nu rur "
raru. 60 whipr Hro taNtD utu "a uim
apr OF f,athors Fn"i pieces "I thi
alalsc. nfr4N hNnhI uud oih'E u1i"rt
nrnund 81 hish nFr wound many piece
- cotton mrins. flbs o. thr hudge "
ollie. CO., palladium. ~ eN'rN rhh
priest OF tho Hppl NDHrins thp rtl
lndium tho rhieI priust stands q
front af hF altar Nh % ofnCiniine Hu
hlso ururs 70 in professions lh
many dlff,rrnt hinde 81 pro ~ "i
Iiorinaa tHat ura pa pared durins dli
fDrsnI rercnionlot are dcrpMtod "lth
.Ifr durinp tnc ceremony or at th
conclusion b., special go, -eiH Arr, n
snFinsa. hsida ~ Tnrtfns.
la connection With ihs ator, NJ th
rDurnductlou as enc tuH affairs her,
70 brief vsrt,h sl M. A. 7l VIII nD Boo
teresifrR. 49, Noth immlerutcd %
4ha8 asa member of 90 German Men
monte hNud uf .oluUiFts from SnuN
4 RUSSIA go America nr studied foo
II mi ssiunnft work lrd spent twrut
Years nf hbi iilc sWnns sarIou7 tribe
Ut indlsM na Nrnnault, mission
nrt. For cen brnrF d. Nu- win ih'
4 t'hoYpunpu aud ArtWhnrs. with hfhd
I quarters ar ToIi Reno. l.uter h'
spent ten years 8n0ns tho hnni in
! dians Afr N0th was inc iirft whit
missionary t9 mkc gp wur, umnn'
tha Hops a. at once hogan Go ri 'ta'
tho nppi lHngInar Hud decided hp
3 b. could make srrnter pr0gt' u
/ thiH direction aud history of thc pro
nie. iiia chronological collection he
came % library 1hcfD uer, nt thn
/ time no interpreters in Tho tor
countrl. hul finally through hif cfh
ralogir.l siudl SIR Voih mustcres
tho nnapaEe End spoke nnd under
aiuol N nUcniil aud WIN oaHe a
the end nf Ten years owing 90 th
death OF his wife. Air Noth rcrignn'
! hia missionary work and accepted
commission FROM lhc Field Nolum
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