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Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park

Note 40 — ENUMERATION OF THE ROOMS IN CLIFF PALACE

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The Mongkiva at Walpi has such a chamber which is closed by a door and is opened only when paraphernalia for certain ceremonies are desired. In the Warrior House at Walpi there is a similar chamber, ordinarily closely sealed, in which the fetishes of the Warrior Society are kept. Masked dancers among the Pueblos are called Katcinas, and the masks they wear would naturally be kept in a house (kihu) called "Katcinakihu."

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