The Idea of Fertilization in the Culture of the Pueblo Indians
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576. 3 85, p. 578. In the Berlin Musuem (No. IV C7149) there is a symbolic shield used in the sacred war dance by the Priests of the Bow. It is characteristic that a prominent symbol of this shield is the Great Water Serpent painted on it. 4 8s, p. 289. 6 85, p. No and p. 149. 6 i, p. 289. 7 85, p. 116. s 85, plates 137-9- 9 10, p 2. 36 AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION [memoirs, 3 shaped cap called the cap of fog or clouds. A lightning shaft shoots out of the apex of the cap. A noteworthy f...eature is the serrated projection from the umbilicus to which plumes are attached, symbolic of clouds and lightning. All varieties of seeds are deposited in the cavity before the projection is inserted. 1 Cushing and Mrs. Stevenson call it the navel. 2 Judging from other phenomena in the culture of the Pueblo, one would be inclined to speak rather of a phallic significance. However this may be, the association of the idol of the War God with fertilization is evident. Among the Hopi the Society of the Kalektaka or Warriors corresponds to the Zuni Priesthood of the Bow, without, however, exercising authoritative control of the whole ceremonial life as among the Zufii.
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