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4 Paayupaiyu kitamu Be off, be off, they say. 



Paayupaiyu kitamu, Be off, be off, they say. 



Tuwioa qoongoam, The hard clay balls.' 



Tuvalat anashat, Up the slopes. 



Wupimaa, wupimaa, Kick them, kick them. 



1. Reference is here made to the announcement made in the different Icivas by some priest 

 on days when the races are to take place. These races begin soon after the Powamu ceremony 

 and run through a number of weeks. 



2. The balls used in the races are made chiefly of pitch and horse-hair, the hair of swift 

 horses being selected. Sometimes rabbit-hair is added and a few of the hairs that grow over men's 

 big toes. Of course, this hair is asked only of specially good runners. 



3. Every kiva has its own ball, which is kicked by the racers of that kiva before them 

 through the whole race. The circuit of these races increases with every race. 



4. A greenish stone is probably referred to, from which a paint is prepared to color the balls. 



5. In the absence of regular balls, a ball of particularly tough clay is sometimes made espe- 

 cially, also, by children for practicing purposes. 



