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kēˈvə, large, underground ceremonial chamber, peculiar to the ancient and modern Pueblo. The modern kiva probably evolved from the slab houses (i.e., storage pits and dwellings that were partly underground and lined with stone slabs set on edge) of their cultural ancestors, the Basket Makers. A modern kiva is either a rectangular or a circular structure, with a timbered roof. It is entered through a hatchway by means of a ladder. The floor is made of smooth sandstone slabs, and the walls of fine masonry. There is a dais at one end, a fire pit in the center, and an opening in the floor at the other end. This orifice represents the entrance to the lower world and the place of emergence through which life came to this world. The walls also have a symbolic significance and are decorated with mythological figures. Women are traditionally restricted from entering a kiva. Men use the kiva for secret ceremonies, as a lounging place, and as a workshop where weaving is done.

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Four Late Prehistoric Kivas at Point of Pines, Arizona
Book by Terah L. Smiley; University of Arizona, 1952
Subjects:	Arizona--Antiquities, Kivas
...Frintispiece: Artists reconstruction of Kiva* 1, Arizona W:10:52. The plaster was...WESTERN PUEBLO KIVA COMPLEX: DISCUSSION 10 Religion and Kiva Organization 10...*

The Village of the Great Kivas on the Zauni Reservation, New Mexico
Book by Frank H. H. Roberts Jr.; U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1932
Subjects:	Indian Architecture--North America, New Mexico--Antiquities, Zuni Indians--Antiquities
...28 Kivas 47 Kiva* A 52 Kiva B 64 Kiva C 67 Kiva 1 72...*

Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace
Book by Jesse Walter Fewkes; 1911
Subjects:	Colorado--Antiquities
...Kivas of the first type 49 Kiva* A 51 Kiva B 52 Kiva C 53 Kiva D 53...*

Hopi Stories of Witchcraft, Shamanism, and Magic
Book by Ekkehart Malotki, Ken Gary, Karen Knorowski; University of Nebraska Press, 2001
...mythical home base, Kwitavi, "Excrement Kiva". The term kwitavit is limited in its...exactly after the typical Hopi subterranean kiva: It is divided into upper and lower floors...does so only after waiting in line in the kiva there. In some cases, the sorcerer is...

Seeking Life
Book by Vera Laski; American Folklore Society, 1958
Subjects:	Tewa Indians--Rites And Ceremonies
...5. Seating Arrangement in the Large Kiva During the Raingod Ceremony...6. Seating Arrangement in the Kiva During the Initiation of a Medicine...San Juan. In one of them is the Practice Kiva, where social dances are held and where...

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The Problem of "Alternativeness" in Russia's Past, Present, and Eventual Future
Journal article by Kiva Maidanik; Social Justice, Vol. 23, 1996
Subjects:	Economic development--Russia, Russia--Economic aspects
...alternativeness" in Russias past, present, and eventual future. by Kiva Maidanik I doubt that there is a country in the world...into nationalism, or the central idea of this message. DR. KIVA MAIDANIK is affiliated with the Institute of World Economy and...

Anthropology at the University of Arizona, 1893-2005
Journal article by Raymond H. Thompson; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 47, 2005
Subjects:	Anthropology--Study and teaching, College faculty--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, College teachers--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, University of Arizona--Curricula, University of Arizona--History, University of Arizona--Research
...State Museum. The society has published he Kiva, The Journal of Southwestern Anthropology...1966-67 Survey of the Trincheras Culture. Kiva 68(1): 5-22. Brace, Martha A. 1986 On the...Arizona Summer Archaeological Field Season. Kiva 51 (3): 189-200. Brace, Martha A., and...

Style, Meaning, and the Individual Artist in Western Pueblo Polychrome Ceramics after Chaco
Journal article by Richard B. Wright; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 47, 2005
Subjects:	Ceramic sculpture--Discovery and exploration, Ceramic sculpture--Natural history, Pueblo Bonito (Ancient site)--Discovery and exploration, Pueblo Bonito (Ancient site)--Research
...passage into the underworld often found in kiva floors. One summary of field work crucially...asserted that this recognition of the roofless kiva is "one of the most exciting new developments...ritual facilities of great house and great kiva. But by the twelfth century, there is evidence...

Parallel Universes on the Colorado Plateau: Indications of Chacoan Integration of an Earlier Anasazi Focus at Canyon De Chelly
Journal article by Dennis Doxtater; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 45, 2003
Subjects:	Architecture, Architecture--Analysis
...groups. Furthermore, the largest great kiva of the canyon, Casa Rinconada, sitting...might have gone beyond the constrained pure kiva threshold of Casa Rincofiada, there being...centerlines intersect at the Chacoan great kiva site called Lowry Ruin, about thirty kilometers...

The Beginnings of Anthropological Archaeology in the North American Southwest: From Thomas Jefferson to the Pecos Conference
Journal article by David R. Wilcox, Don D. Fowler; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 44, 2002
Subjects:	Anthropological research--History, Ethnologists--History, Southwestern United States--History
...was an ordered set of a surface--masonry room block, a circular kiva, and a trash midden, arranged from north to south. (26) Many...department of archaeology, a museum building, a publication, The Kiva, and a field-school program. Although few scientific publications...

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Turning Consumers into Microlenders
Magazine article by Tamara E. Holmes; Black Enterprise, Vol. 38, May 2008
Subjects:	Consumers--Finance, Microfinance--Forecasts and trends
...youre able to help somebody directly." Kiva.org, which launched in 2005, lets consumers...in loans have been distributed through Kiva.org in 42 countries. Since last April...transparent microlending platform, say. Kiva.org spokeswoman Fiona Ramsey. For more...

Investing in People: Making a Difference, One Small Loan at a Time
Magazine article by Rona Fried; E, Vol. 20, January 2009
Subjects:	Banks (Finance)--Target marketing, Microfinance--Influence, Poor--Finance, Poor--Target marketing
...through websites like Microplace.com and Kiva.org, where individual investors connect...amounting to over $1.5 million in investments. Kiva operates similarly in that investments...the environment and education. CONTACTS: Kiva, www.kiva.org; MicroPlace, (866)478-3229...

Ayo: British Sensation Brings Her Soulful Sound to the U.S
Magazine article by Adrienne P. Samuels; Ebony, Vol. 63, June 2008
Subjects:	Ayo--Performances, Ayo--Works, Musicians--Performances, Musicians--Works
...Ogunmakin and her guitar are easy on the ears and hard on the soul with raw, honest emotion. During a performance at the Red Kiva in Chicago, the standing-room-only crowd gave her an ovation as she made up a song on the spot. Still strumming the guitar, she...

Necessary Indulgence: Good Reasons to Head to the Spa
Magazine article by Natalie Y. Moore; Black Enterprise, Vol. 38, September 2007
Subjects:	Health clubs--Services, Massage--Health aspects, Skin care--Health aspects, Skin--Care and treatment, Skin--Health aspects, Weight loss--Health aspects
...frequent swimmer," says Rena Sencenkova of Kiva Day Spa in Chicago. "Can you imagine chlorine...effect is very temporary," Smith warns. Kiva Day Spa has a special treatment for cellulite...administered. "It doesnt feel the best," Kiva aesthetician Paul Krok says of the treatment...

Impersonators of Spirits - the Hopi Kachina Season
Magazine article by Robert L. Tefertillar; World and I, Vol. 15, October 2000
Subjects:	Hopis--Religious aspects, Native American dance, Native Americans--Dances
...the visible embodiment of katsinam. The kiva is the holy edifice of the Hopi, what Christians...cosmology. Built mostly underground, the kiva is believed to be the entrance to the spirit...level of fire) through a small hole in the kiva floor known as the sipaapuni. Three main...

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Race against Time to Get Kiva a Heart; Kiva: Urgently Needs Transplant
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 31, 2008
Subjects:	Heart transplantation, Heart--Transplantation
Race against Time to Get Kiva a Heart; Kiva: Urgently Needs Transplant. Byline: Leah McDonald THE family...appeal for help in finding a suitable donor to save her life. Kiva Humphries has been in a seriously ill condition in Dublins Mater...

IF KIVA DOESN'T GET A DONOR SHE'LL DIE; Plea as Teen Waits for New Heart
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 24, 2009
IF KIVA DOESNT GET A DONOR SHELL DIE; Plea as Teen...re-issued their plea for a donor to save her life. Kiva Humphries has been bedridden for a year after...if she doesnt get it, well she will die. Kiva is a fighter though, she always has been...

Crystal Clear
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), September 27, 2005
Crystal Clear. KIVA GEMSTONE 1059 Tollcross Road Glasgow Tel 0141 778 0011 KIVA GEMSTONE specialise in spiritual healing based on...an ancient remedy in use for thousands of years. Kiva adopt a holistic approach to the treatment of subjects...

A Goal to Be Part of Solutions
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), December 29, 2008
...owner of the downtown grocery store The KIVA, is a political neophyte, never having...with his wife, Melissa, helping run The KIVA, Brown figures he can spend time away from...fairness, she said, is a reason why The KIVA has several longtime employees. "He will...

Bits of Film, Funnies and Food Fame
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), September 17, 2009
...works crew working in Eugene? What did the Kiva use to be called? And whats with all the...Question: What was the original name of The Kiva? Answer: The grocery/wine store has always...Avenue between Oak and Pearl streets. The Kiva moved into its present building, 125 W...

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encyclopedia articles on: Kiva - 3 results

Kiva
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KIVA ke v , large, underground ceremonial chamber, peculiar to the ancient and modern Pueblo . The modern kiva probably evolved from the slab houses (i.e., storage pits...their cultural ancestors, the Basket Makers . A modern kiva is either a rectangular or a circular structure, with a timbered...

Cliff Dwellers
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...houses. They were experts at irrigating the fields. Their lives were organized on a communal pattern, and the many kivas (see kiva ) show that their religious ceremonies were like those of the Pueblo today. Many of the dwellings are now in national parks...

Natives, North American
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...community houses set on ledges of cliffs or canyons for protection (see cliff dwellers ) and developed a ceremonial chamber (the kiva ) out of what had been the living room of the pit dwellings. This period of development ended c.1300, after a severe drought...

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