The Gods of the Hopi and the dance of the Kachinas ...
· The Niman, or farewell dance of the Kachinas, takes place in July. It is one of their big nine-day festivals, including secret rites in the kivas and a public dance at its close. Kachina dancers, Shongopavi pueblo, Arizona, sometime before 1900. Messengers are sent on long journeys for sacred water, pine boughs, and other special objects for ...