This estufa is entered by a doorway in the wall, one of the few instances where I have observed this arrangement.
Perhaps they mark the transition to the rectangularestufa of the Moki Indians.
Near the cliff lies the last estufa (93), in an excellent state of preservation.
The rooms south of this estufa are bounded on the outer side by a high wall rising to the rock above it.
Much lower down is situated another estufa (57) of the same type as 44.
The dimensions of thisestufa were as follows: diameter 3.
The northern estufa (44 in the plan) is the better preserved of the two.
At the south end of the ruin lies an estufa (93) which is well-preserved (fig.
The ruins of the other estufa are insignificant compared with this, and it probably consisted of but one low room.
The regular time for meeting in the estufa is the last day of December, annually, for the election of officers for the ensuing year.
A part of the wall of the first estufa is still standing.
There is one estufa thirty-seven feet in diameter in this wing.
In the open court, and near the outer structure, bounding it in front, is another estufa of great size, sixty-three and a half feet in diameter.
The prevalence of the estufa (kiva) generally, or often, circular in form.
The description of the first estufa applies in every respect to the second, with the single exception that the whole wall is coated with yellow plaster without any red painting.
All the Koshare were in the estufa over there," he pointed at the cliffs to his right; "the makatza and our koitza were grinding corn; many also had gone to the brook to wash away sadness and grief.
The estufa in which the Delight Makers used to assemble is situated at the eastern end of the cliffs, and its access is difficult to-day.
I stay at the estufa during the night," was the modest reply.
Although the old man was not of the cluster to whom the estufa belonged, he had obtained permission from Yakka hanutsh to use the room on this occasion as a meeting and dressing place for himself and his associates.
Do you remember the great dance at the Rito, and the painting on the wall of the estufa where the Koshare Naua sat and held communication with Those Above?
Both went toward the new estufa of the Maize clan.
Every one seemed to be as free and easy as in his own home or in the estufa among his companions, and the greatest apparent harmony prevailed.
At the foot of the rocks, where we ascend to ourestufa on cross-timbers.
The home which we have entered belonged to the quarters of the Gourd people, or clan Tanyi hanutsh, from which the mother descended; and Okoya had slept at night in the estufa of that cluster ever since his thirteenth year.
Illustration: Rito de los Frijoles A cliff estufa of the Snake-Clan] Zashue proved to be a good husband, according to Indian ideas.
The estufa was school, club-house, nay, armory to a certain extent.
The relation of the bear and panther of the estufa to the picture of the sun-father is here that of the two stone panthers to the sun himself.
It was Mitsha Koitza, who had just returned from the estufa of her clan with the mother-soul of her own home, and who still lingered here holding in her hands the cluster of snowy, delicate feathers.
After he had returned to theestufa and lain down among the other boys, who were mostly asleep, he revolved the matter in his mind for a long time without arriving at any conclusion whatever.
The floor of the estufais considerably lower than the ground outside.
Years ago, before the Spanish priests taught the Indians our ideas of family life, all the men and large boys slept in the estufa at night, while the women and little children slept in the big houses.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "estufa" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
