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by the leaders as to how to perform their part in the coming 

 ceremony. 



Meanwhile the three men who are to act as Katcinas are painting 

 up and are getting their costumes ready in the Honani kiva. The 

 one who is to act as Hahai-i or Angwushnacomtaka, is dressed in a 

 common woman's dress, woman's moccasins, white knotted belt, and 

 the large embroidered robe {toihi). (For tihu of this Katcina see PL 

 LIX a.) The mask is green with a black triangular space on the 

 face, a bunch of small eagle feathers on top and an entire crow wing 

 tied to each side. 



The Ho Katcina that usually flogs the children is painted black 

 with large dots of white kaolin all over the body, to which are pasted 

 very small soft eagle feathers. The forearms and lower parts of the 

 legs are either white or yellow. The costume consists of a black 

 mask with a few white marks, protruding eyes, a very large mouth 

 and two horns. From each of the latter is suspended an eagle feather. 

 To the top of the mask are fastened a number of eagle tail feathers 

 that point backward and downward. Around the hips he wears a 

 belt of leather, painted green and a kilt made of the hair of horses' 

 manes and dyed red. This kilt is called tawahona and when used on 

 sun symbols is said to represent the rays of the sun. On the upper 

 part of the arms the Katcina wears green leather arm-bands, to each 

 of which an eagle tail feather is attached. (For tihus of this Katcina 

 see PI. LIX.) A turtle shell rattle and a number of small brass bells 

 are tied to each leg below the knee and on the left wrist is worn a 

 wrist-band or wrist protector. Their feet are moccasined. Usually 

 the two Katcinas are of the variety of Ho Katcinas just described, but 

 on one occasion one was the so-called Sakwa (Green) Ho Katcina, 

 which is said to have formerly appeared frequently on this occasion. 

 This personage was painted and costumed as follows : The upper 

 part of the body, the lower right arm and the lower left leg were 

 painted yellow ; the lower part of the back, the abdomen and both 

 upper arms, red ; the hips, thighs, lower left arm and lower right leg, 

 green, with a red band across and a yellow band above and below 

 each knee. Both hands were daubed with white kaolin. The mask 

 was just like that of the other Ho Katcina, only green instead of 

 black. The costume consisted of the usual Katcina kilt and sash, 

 woman's belt, green leather arm-bands and moccasins. (See PI. 

 LIX*:.)* 



*It is said that formerly a Ho Katcina occasionally flogged the children, whose costume was 

 essentially the same as that of the regular Ho (a) but who wore a kilt made of yucca leaves (see 

 PI. LIX d). 



