The Urine Dance of the Zunis

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Description: 

Twelve Zuni dancers, two of whom were boys and the rest adult men, first performed a parody of the Catholic religion, then rested, then ate a feast that included an "olla" of urine. More urine was also consumed by the traditional dancers shortly afterward.

People: 
Pueblo of Zuni
Location Description: 

New Mexico NM

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Ceremonial Groups, Physiology, Tribal Actions
Original Date: 
1885
Creator: 
Bourke, Jg.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
This item is in the Public Domain
Source: 
House Exec Doc No 1, 45Th Conf, 3Rd Sess; Bourke, JG. The urine dance of the Zunis. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1885; 34:400-04.
Identifier: 
9900199
Subject: 
Ceremonial, Cultural Characteristics, Medicine Societies, Urine
Type: 
Monograph