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sipapu wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 references toggle references subsection 1 1 citations 1 2 works cited 2 further reading toggle the table of contents sipapu 3 languages français nederlands русский edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva not to be confused with sipapu ski area the sipapu is the small round hole in the floor of the kiva the large round hole is a fire pit the air intake square hole the stones blocking air from the intake the pit and the sipapu form a line an intentional design at long house mesa verde a sipapu a hopi word is a small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva pithouse kivas were used by the ancestral puebloans and continue to be used by modern day puebloans the sipapu symbolizes the portal through which their ancient ancestors first emerged to enter the present world 1 hopi mythology and similar traditions in other pueblo cultures such as the zuni and acoma states that this is the hole from which the first peoples of this world entered as they stepped outside of the sipapu they changed from lizard like beings into human form 2 3 it is from this point that the first peoples of the earth began to divide and separate becoming tribes the original sipapu is said in hopi and some other uto aztecan puebloan mythology to be located in the grand canyon 4 references edit citations edit wenger 1991 p page needed waters 1963 p page needed courlander 1971 p page needed gerke sarah ruth december 2010 a history of national park service interpretation at grand canyon national park pdf arizona state university p 16 292 retrieved 26 march 2026 works cited edit courlander h 1971 the fourth world of the hopis albuquerque university of new mexico press waters frank 1963 book of the hopis new york penguin group wenger gilbert r 1991 1980 the story of mesa verde national park mesa verde national park colorado mesa verde museum association isbn 0 937062 15 4 further reading edit sando joe s 1982 the pueblo indians san francisco indian historian press v t e native american architecture styles inca muisca neo andean mesoamerican aztec maya puuc río bec east coast of quintana roo mayan revival pueblo revival deco territorial territorial revival building types barabara corn crib chickee earth lodge guachimontón hogan igloo jacal kiva longhouse maloca mesoamerican pyramids teocalli triadic twin pyramids oca plank house pukara qargi qarmaq quiggly hole qullqa ramada ruka shabono sweat lodge inipi temazcal tambo tipi tupiq wigwam structures ballcourt chultun cuel e group moki steps platform mound rope bridge sacbe ushnu elements ashlar corbel arch roof comb sascab sipapu talud tablero coatepantli other topics mohawk skywalkers this article about history of religion is a stub you can help wikipedia by adding missing information v t e this article relating to the indigenous peoples of north america is a stub you can help wikipedia by adding missing information v t e retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title sipapu oldid 1345580398 categories native american religion puebloan architectural elements underworld hopi culture history of religion stubs indigenous peoples of north america stubs hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles containing hopi language text wikipedia articles needing page number citations from november 2021 all stub articles this page was last edited on 26 march 2026 at 22 01 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents sipapu 3 languages add topic