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- ↑ "Zuni - Religion and Expressive Culture." (retrieve 21 Nov 2011)
- ↑ Bonvillain, Nancy (2011). The Zuni. New York: Chelsea House. pp. 36–37. ISBN 9781604137996.
- 1 2 3 4 Wright, Barton (1988). Patterns and Sources of Zuni Kachinas. Hamsen Publishing Company. pp. 42–45, 80–101. ISBN 9780960132249.
- ↑ Cushing, Frank (1896). Outlines of Zuni Creation Myths. Pennsylvania. pp. 401–403. ISBN 9781508654377.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Cushing, Frank (1988). The Mythic World of the Zuni. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 49–51. ISBN 9780826313874.