Editing Kachina (section)

==Zuni kachinas==
Religious ceremonies are central to the [[Zuni people|Zuni]] agrarian society.  They revolve around the winter and summer solstices, incorporate the importance of weather, especially rain, and ensure successful crops.  According to Tanner, "[[Zuni mythology|Father Sky and Mother Earth]] are venerated, as are the welcome kachinas who bring many blessings."<ref name=bw/>

The Zuni believe that the kachinas live in the Lake of the Dead, a mythical lake which is reached through Listening Spring Lake.  This is located at the junction of the [[Zuni River]] and the [[Little Colorado River]]. Although some archaeological investigations have taken place, they have not been able to clarify which tribe, Zuni or Hopi, developed the Kachina Cult first. Both Zuni and Hopi kachinas are different from each other but have certain similarities and features. In addition, both Zuni and Hopi kachinas are highly featured and detailed, while the kachinas of the Rio Grande Pueblos look primitive in feature.{{Clarify|reason=A more clear description of visual differences in the kachina dolls across cultures would be helpful---"primitive" isn't very descriptive of what the dolls actually look like, and carries (in my opinion) some negative cultural connotations.|date=April 2022}} The Hopis have built their cult into a more elaborate rite, and seem to have a greater sense of drama and artistry than the Zunis. On the other hand, the latter have developed a more sizable folklore concerning their kachinas.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dockstader|first1=Frederick J.|title=The Kachina and the White Man: a study of the influences of White culture on the Hopi kachina cult|date=1954|publisher=Cransbrook Institute of Science|location=Bloomfield Hills, Mich.|pages=28–29}}</ref>

According to [[Clara Lee Tanner]], "...''kachina'' involves three basic concepts: first, a supernatural being; second, the masked dancer (and the Zuni ''is'' a kachina when he wears the mask), and third the carved, painted, and dressed doll."  The list of Zuni kachinas includes:<ref name="bw">{{cite book |last1=Wright |first1=Barton |title=History and Background of Zuni Culture, in Patterns and Sources of Zuni Kachinas |date=1988 |publisher=Hamsen Publishing Company |isbn=9780960132249 |pages=37–39,155}}</ref>
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*A'Hute
*Ainawua
*Ainshekoko
*Anahoho
*A'thlanna
*Atoshle Otshi
*Awan Pekwin
*Awan Pithlashiwanni
*Awan Tatchu
*Awek Suwa Hanona
*Bitsitsi
*[[Chakwaina]]
*Chakwaina Okya
*Chathlashi
*Chilili
*Eshotsi
*Hainawi
*Hehea
*Hehe'a
*Hemokatsiki
*Hemushikiwe
*Hetsululu
*Hilili Kohana
*Hututu
*Ishan Atsan Atshi
*Itetsona
*Itsepasha
*Kakali
*Kalutsi
*Kanatshu
*Kanilona
*Kiaklo
*[[Kyanakwe|Kianakwe]]
*Kianakwe Mosona
*Kokokshi
*Kokothlanna
*Kokwele
*Komokatsiki
*Kothlamana
*Koyemshi
*Kwamumu
*Kwamumu Okya
*Kwelele
*Lapilawe
*Mahedinasha
*Mitotasha
*Mitsinapa
*Mókwala
*Mukikwe
*Mukikw' Okya
*Muluktaka
*Muyapona
*Nahalisho
*Nahalish Awan Mosona
*Nahalish Okya
*Nalashi
*Na'le
*Na'le Okya
*Na'le Otshi
*Natashku
*Natshimomo
*Nawisho
*Neneka
*Nepaiyatemu
*Ohapa
*Oky'enawe (Girls)
*Ololowishkia
*Owiwi
*Paiyatamu
*Pakoko
*Pakok'Okya
*Pasikiapa
*Pautiwa
*Posuki
*Potsikish
*Saiyapa
*Saiyatasha
*Saiyathlia
*Salimopia Itapanahnan'ona
*Salimopia Kohan'ona
*Salimopia Shelow'ona
*Salimopia Shikan'ona
*Salimopia Thlian'ona
*Salimopia Thluptsin'ono
*Sate'tshi E'lashokti
*[[Shalako]] (6)
*Shalako Anuthlona
*Shi-tsukia
*Shulawitsi
*Shulawitsi An Tatchu
*Shulawitsi Kohanna
*Shumaikoli
*Siwolo
*Suyuki
*Temtemshi
*Thlelashoktipona
*Thlewekwe
*Thlewekwe Okya
*Tomtsinapa
*Tsathlashi
*Upikaiapona
*Upo'yona
*Wahaha
*Wakashi
*Wamuwe
*Wilatsukwe
*Wilatsukw' Okya
*Wo'latana
*Yamuhakto
*Yeibichai
{{div col end}}[[File:The mask of Kachina (Hopi Indians rain maker), village of Shonghopavi, Arizona-single image.jpg|thumb|Kachina dancers, [[Shongopovi, Arizona|Shongopovi]] pueblo, Arizona, sometime before 1900]]