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Awanyu

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Avanyu
Awanyu
Guardian of water
Rock art at Tsirege depicting Awanyu.
AbodeRio Grande
Symbolplumed serpent
Awanyu painted by Fred Kabotie at Desert View Watchtower

Avanyu or Awanyu is a Tewa deity, the guardian of water. Represented as a horned or plumed serpent with curves suggestive of flowing water or the zig-zag of lightning, Awanyu appears on the walls of caves located high above canyon rivers in New Mexico and Arizona. Avanyu may be related to the feathered serpent of Mesoamerica–Quetzalcoatl and related deities. Avanyu is a frequent motif on Native American pottery of the Southwestern United States.

Maria Martinez black-on-black ware plate (1961) and pot (1975), both with Awanyu motif

Awanyu is represented as a plumed, or horned serpent, who guards waterways and is a harbinger of storms; a protector of the Pueblo people.[1]

The earliest representations of Avanyu are from 1000 AD. These were found on Mimbres pottery, a precursor to Pueblo pottery. In the Mogollon and Casa Grande districts images of Avanyu appear between 1200 and 1450 AD. Avanyu appears in Tewa and Tiwa speaking peoples areas around 1350 AD.[2]

Archaeologist Dr. Polly Schaafsma, whose research specializes in Avanyu mythology among other subjects, writes, “The horned serpent continues to be revered as an important deity among the Pueblos and is known by various names among the different linguistic groups, including Kolowisi (Zuni), Paaloloqangw (Hopi), and Awanyu (Tewa)." She goes on to write that Avanyu is also "associated with the four (or six) directions, the colors of which the snakes also assume." Schaafsma notes that the water serpent's home is located in "springs, ponds, rivers, and ultimately the oceans, all believed to be connected under the earth’s surface, and … may cause torrential rains and floods.”[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Avanyu Trail day". Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Diaz, RoseMary (14 May 2014). "Avanyu: Spirit of water in Pueblo life and art". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

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