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KIVA OF ANCIENT CLIFF DWELLERS, IN CEREMONIAL CAVE, RITO DE LOS FRIJOLES CANYON, NEW MEXICO
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The Kiva or Estufa is a circular underground
chamber from ten to forty odd feet in diameter,
roofed with large vigas or timbers and covered
with saplings and earth. Entrance is gained thru
the hatch in the roof by means of a long ladder.
An altar, fireplace, sipapu, flue or draft and various
niches are essential features of the interior ar-
rangement. The kiva is the ceremonial center of
all Indian life and in this underground chamber,
all important councils are held, and ceremonies
and dances begin and end.
PUBLISHED BY STRONG'S BOOK, STORE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
C. T. AMERICAN ART COLORED
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