- sipapu
- si·pa·pu
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Sipapu — The sipapu is the small round hole in the floor of the kiva ruin. The larger round hole in the floor is a fire pit. Observe that the air intake (little rectangular door in the wall), the stones that block air from the air intake, the fire pit and … Wikipedia
Sipapu Natural Bridge — is a natural bridge or arch located in the Natural Bridges National Monument in the U.S. state of Utah. Sipapu was long reported to have a span of 268 feet by the National Park Service, ranking it as the fourth longest natural arch in the world.… … Wikipedia
Sipapu — A vast cavern in which the ancestors of the Shoshonean Indians took refuge at the time of some great disaster and from which they subsequently emerged to people the world … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
sipapu — ˈsēˌpä(ˌ)pü noun ( s) Etymology: Hopi síipaapu : a hole in the floor of a Pueblo Indian kiva symbolizing the place where the mythical tribal ancestors first emerged from the primordial underworld regions into the earthly realm … Useful english dictionary
Hopi mythology — The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopis as a group believe. Like the oral traditions of many other societies, Hopi mythology is … Wikipedia
Natural Bridges — National Monument Sipapu Natural Bridge … Deutsch Wikipedia
Natural Bridges National Monument — IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) Owachomo Natural Bridge … Wikipedia
Kiva — A kiva is a room used by modern Puebloans for religious rituals, many of them associated with the kachina belief system. Among the modern Hopi and most other Pueblo peoples, kivas are square walled and above ground, and are used for spiritual… … Wikipedia
Gallina — Phase:= The “Largo Gallina” was a period of Pueblo Native Americans from approximately 1050 1300 A.D. located in the Northwestern corner of New Mexico located closely in the Jemez Mountains and gains its name from the Gallina River which runs… … Wikipedia
Natural Bridges National Monument — Sipapu Natural Bridge … Deutsch Wikipedia
