Natal cérémonies of the Hopi Indians

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Description: 

Hopi cultural customs involving childbirth, including the roles of the newborn, the new mother, her mother, and a godmother. Ears of corn are important components of every ceremony.

People: 
Hopi, Navajo
Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Tribal Actions, Women/Children
Original Date: 
1892
Creator: 
Owens, J.G.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
This item is in the Public Domain
Source: 
Bureau of American Ethnology; Owens, JG. Natal cérémonies of the Hopi Indians. Journal Of American Ethnology And Archaeology 1892;2:163-75.
Identifier: 
9900302
Subject: 
Ceremonial, Cultural Characteristics, Delivery, Infant Care, Labor, Newborn Infant, Pregnancy
Type: 
Monograph