Zuni Rock Art, Zuni Petroglyphs and Zuni Pictographs These pictographs are on a sandstone overhang near an ancient site known as Village of the Great Kivas on the Zuni Pueblo. The Kachina religion (katsina or katchina) is central to the Zuni, Hopi, Zuni, and Acoma people. Kachinas are spirits, in some cases those of ancestors, who carry prayers from the people to the gods. They appear in ceremonials, usually dances, at critical times of the year. Individual kachinas are associated with particular clans within the Pueblo. Members of those clans wear masks that represent the kachinas, and in wearing the mask the spirit of the kachina takes over the person. Kachinas can represent animals, ogres, imaginary spiritual characters, and even members of other ethnic groups. The rock art shown in the following images is from Zuni Pueblo.
Zuni Rock Art, Zuni Petroglyphs and Zuni Pictographs These pictographs are on a sandstone overhang near an ancient site known as Village of the Great Kivas on the Zuni Pueblo.
