Dec. 1901. The Oraibi Powamu Ceremony — Voth. ioi 



"Eastward we came, to Achamali (PI. LX). On a road marked 

 with beautiful corn seed of different colors did we travel. We beheld 

 the house of the Hahi-i Katcina. (See PI. LIX a.) A beaiitiful 

 mist enveloped the house. Thus we entered. The Hahai-i Katcina 

 chief was there. He had beautiful corn seed of different colors, 

 beans, watermelons, muskmelons, and thus he lived. Here these 

 Oraibi children, little girls, little boys, of different sizes, here at the 

 sipapu our ceremonies they shall know. Yes, they shall know them. 

 Beautiful ladder beam, beautiful ladder rungs, fastened to the ladder 

 with turquoise strands ! Thus we came out. 



"Southward, there we came. On a road marked with beautiful 

 corn seed did we travel. We beheld the house of Aototo and Aholi. 

 A beautiful mist enveloped the house. Thus we entered. The 

 Aototo was there, the Aholi (PI. LXI) was there. They had beauti- 

 ful corn of various colors, beans, watermelons, muskmelons, and 

 thus they lived. Here these Oraibi children, little girls, little boys, 

 of various sizes, here at the sipapu shall they know our ceremonies. 

 Yes, they shall know them. Beautiful ladder beam, beautiful ladder 

 rungs, fastened to the ladder with turquoise strands. Thus we 

 came out. 



"Northward we came. On a road marked with beautiful corn seed 

 of different colors did we travel. We beheld the houses of Shokhung- 

 yoma, Lomankwaima, Koyongainiwa*. A beautiful mist enveloped 

 the houses. Thus we entered. Shokhungyoma was there ; Lomank- 

 waima was there ; Koyongainiwa was there. They had beautiful 

 corn seed of different colors, beans, watermelons, muskmelons, and 

 thus they lived. Here these Oraibi children, little girls, little 

 boys, of various sizes, here at the sipapu they shall know our 

 ceremonies. Yes, they shall know them. Beautiful ladder beam, 

 beautiful ladder rungs, fastened to the ladder with turquoise. Thus 

 we came out. 



"And now you' gather your people, your children, all of them, 

 into your lap and hold them all very fast (protect them). But now 

 this time open your hands to these people* that this yucca may 

 enlighten their hearts, and when their hearts have been enlightened 

 here their heads will be bathed with roots of this yucca and then they 

 will be done. 



"And thus then follow to the white rising and to the yellow rising®, 

 this road marked with nice corn pollen and on which these four old 

 age marks (crooks) are standing (see PI. LHI). On them you will 

 support (or rest) yourselves, and over yonder, where the shortest one 

 stands, may you fall asleep as old women and as old men'". But I 



