Talatumsi

The Walpi equivalent of the earth goddess, called the Alosaka woman. She formerly had a shrine to the north of Hano, but it was moved because of hostilities with neighboring tribes. New-Fire ceremonies were still held at the old shrine.

References

Sources

  • Fewkes, Jesse Walter. (1900). "The New-Fire Ceremony at Walpi." AA 2 (1):80-138, p. 97.
  • Fewkes, Jesse Walter. (1906). "Hopi Shrines near the East Mesa, Arizona." AA 8, no. 2, p. 350.