| PAGE | |
| Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing | Frontispiece |
| The Youth and his Eagle | 34 |
| Zuñi from the South | 64 |
| Waíhusiwa | 92 |
| A burro train in a Zuñi street | 132 |
| Thunder Mountain from Zuñi | 174 |
| A Hopi (Moki) maiden | 184 |
| A dance of the Kâkâ | 228 |
| Across the terraces of Zuñi | 276 |
| The pinnacles of Thunder Mountain | 344 |
| Pálowahtiwa | 388 |
| Zuñi Women carrying water | 428 |
About This Book
A gathered set of traditional Zuñi narratives explains natural and social origins through mythic episodes and animal-personified tales. The material ranges from creation and origin accounts to trickster adventures involving coyotes, culture-hero pairs, and encounters with spirits and demons. Recurring ideas include a pervasive magical force animating beings, the porous boundary between human and animal realms, and the centrality of song, dance, and ritual in community life. The translations present a mix of short folktales, etiological myths, and longer heroic cycles that convey beliefs, moral lessons, and ceremonial contexts.