Fire, Ash, and Sanctuary: Pyrotechnology as Protection in the Precolonial Northern Rio Grande

Agent of Change: The Deposition and Manipulation of Ash in the Past Berghahn Books New York Published In Pages: 76-93
By Adler, Michael A.

Hypothesis

Ash is used to beautify infants amongst Southwestern and Great Basin cultures.

Note

Across the nine ethnographic groups (Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Tewa, O'odham, Western Apache, Zia, Ute, Havasupai), only the Hopi and Zuni had this practice.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Descriptive StatisticsMostly Unsupported (2 of 9)UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Ash used in Infant BeautyDependentAdornment, Infant Care