Kiva Collection

Pueblo Mission in background), Kiva in foreground, Pecos National Historic Park, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Tewa Indian guard at top of the kiva stairs, San Ildefonso, New Mexico, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tewa Indian guard at top of the kiva stairs, San Ildefonso, New Mexico, c1905

USA, New Mexico, Pecos National Historic Park, Site of abandoned pueblo, Underground Kiva used for religious ceremonies

USA, Southwest, New Mexico, Bandelier National Monument

The Heavenly Eye
Michael Zheng

Zuni sand altar in Kiva of the North (colour litho)
980455 Zuni sand altar in Kiva of the North (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zuni sand altar in Kiva of the North)

Hopi House, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Evening light on False Kiva, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah USA

The ruins of False Kiva at sunset in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

An alcove at Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Great Kiva at Pueblo Bonito Ruin, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico

Hopi Snake Priest entering Snake Kiva, Oraibi, Arizona, USA
Hopi Snake Priest entering The Snake Kiva (or Sacred Dwelling ), Oraibi, Arizona, USA. This is the depository for snakes collected during eight days prior to the ceremony

Oraibi, a Hopi village, 1870s
Hopi village of Oraibi, from John Wesley Powells description, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Ceremonial figure with rain cloud, fresco on interior kiva wall ca. 1500, Tiguex ( Kuaua Pueblo ) on the Rio Grande, Coronado State Park in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan kivas at Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Puye Indian cliff dwellings near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Puye Indian cliff dwellings, ruins of an abandoned pueblo near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Showing two people standing inside a reconstructed kiva, a room used for religious rituals. Date: 1930s

False Kiva in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Evening light on False Kiva, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah USA

Ancient Kiva On Cedar Mesa Utah USA

Kiva in foreground, Wupatki Pueblo, inhabited from approximately 1100 AD to 1250 AD, Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

HOPI MAN, 1897. A Hopi man wearing a breechcloth and body paint, standing on a ladder at the entrance to the antelope kiva in the village of Oraibi, Arizona. Photographed in 1897

HOPI VILLAGE, 1903. A view of the Hopi village of Walpi in northeastern Arizona, showing the entrance to a kiva in the foreground. Photographed in 1903

HOPI ALTAR, c1900. Altar in an antelope kiva, a sacred underground chamber at a Hopi pueblo in northeastern Arizona. Photographed c1900

HOPI KIVA, c1900. Interior view of a Hopi Native American snake kiva, a sacred underground chamber, in northeastern Arizona, as it appeared between ceremonies. Photographed c1900

PUEBLO KIVA, c1900. A Pueblo Native American man at the entrance to a kiva at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Photochrome, c1900

HOPI PRIEST, c1899. A Hopi antelope priest removing the awatanatci, a bow adorned with horse hair, which indicates to the public that sacred rites are occuring in the underground kiva of the pueblo

HOPI SNAKE DANCER, c1918. A Hopi snake dancer entering the kiva, a sacred underground chamber of the pueblo at Walpi, Arizona. Photograph, c1918

NEW MEXICO: PUEBLO KIVA. Kiva at Cochiti Pueblo in northern New Mexico. Photographed in 1903

NEW MEXICO: PUEBLO KIVA. Circular kiva (foreground) and the entrance to an underground kiva, at Picuris Pueblo in northern New Mexico. Photographed in 1903

USA, Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park, Anasazi ruins

USA, Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park, Anasazi ruins

Spruce Tree House and Kivas
View of kivas and Spruce tree house cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park

Chetro Ketl, ceremonial kiva, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico, USA
Ceremonial kiva at Chetro Ketl, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico, USA

Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States. Archaeological
Bandolier National Monument, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. Archaeological site of ancient Anasazi Native Americans

Frederick Gustavus Burnaby (1842-1885) English traveller and soldier born at Bedford. In the winter of 1875-1876 he rode through Russian Asia to the Khanate of Kiva

An excavated kiva in the foreground, Mission of San Gregorio de Abo, founded in the late 1620s, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

North America, USA, New Mexico, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Hungo Pavi

USA, New Mexico, Chaco Canyon. Chaco Culture National Historical Park situated in Chaco Canyon, a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250

Kiva and other structures at Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

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Kiva at Pecos Pueblo, seat of the 17th-century Pueblo Revolt, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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A great kiva reconstructed at Aztec National Monument, an Anasazi/ Ancestral Puebloan village in New Mexico. Digital photograph

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Antelope House, an Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. Digital photograph

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Thunderbird with lightning and rain, fresco on interior kiva wall, circa 1500, Tiguex (Kuaua Pueblo) on the Rio Grande, Coronado State Park in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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Native American ceremonial figure with rain, fresco on a kiva interior wall, circa 1500, Tiguex (Kuaua Pueblo) on the Rio Grande, Coronado State Park in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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Ceremonial figure with cornstalk, a fresco on interior kiva wall, circa 1500 at Tiguex (Kuaua Pueblo) on the Rio Grande, Coronado State Park in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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Ruins of Tuonyi, an Ancient Puebloan / Anasazi village in Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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Kiva entrance ladder and keyhole doorways at Spruce House, Mesa Verde National Park, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan ruins, Colorado. Digital photograph

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Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan ruins of Chetro Ketl village and central kiva in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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"Discovering the Mysteries of Kiva: Exploring Ancient Pueblo Traditions in New Mexico" In the enchanting backdrop of a Pueblo Mission, a captivating sight unfolds. A kiva takes center stage, its presence commanding attention amidst the historic beauty of Pecos National Historic Park in New Mexico. This heavenly eye into the past reveals secrets and stories etched within its walls. As we venture deeper into this underground sanctuary, we are transported to a time long gone. The echoes of ancient ceremonies resonate through the air, connecting us to the spiritual essence that once thrived here, and is as if time stands still within these hallowed grounds. Beyond Pecos lies Bandelier National Monument in Southwest New Mexico, where another kiva awaits our exploration. Here, we witness a Zuni sand altar adorning its sacred space—a vibrant testament to Native American traditions and reverence for nature's gifts. Further west at Grand Canyon National Park's Hopi House in Arizona, yet another kiva beckons us closer. Its architectural splendor showcases intricate designs and craftsmanship passed down through generations—an homage to ancestral wisdom preserved with love and care. Journeying northward brings us to Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park—home to Spruce Tree House—a remarkable testament to Ancestral Puebloan ingenuity carved into towering cliffsides. As evening light casts an ethereal glow upon False Kiva on Island in the Sky at Utah's Canyonlands National Park, we find ourselves captivated by its mysterious allure. Returning southward near Santa Fe lies the awe-inspiring cliff dwellings of Puye Indian—a breathtaking reminder of human resilience against nature's challenges. And back again at Pecos National Historic Park stands an abandoned pueblo alongside Spanish Mission Nuestra Senora de los Angeles de Porciuncula de los Pecos—an intertwining tale of two cultures shaping history together. With each step taken on this journey through time, we are humbled by the profound legacy left behind.