NEW YEAR CEREMONY. 



(YASANGWLAWU.) 



This ceremony is performed, as far as observed, in the month of 

 September, by the Kwakwantu fraternity in the Kwan or Agave kiva 

 (see Plate LI I), which is located at the south edge of the old village 

 of Oraibi. In the performance of 1897, which forms the basis for this 

 paper, the leaders were: Naashashtiwa, Talasswungwnima Chokioma, 

 Nasingyamtiwa, Nakwaheptiwa and Shakyeshtiwa. The last named 

 had gotten water from the springs in netted gourd vessels and Nak- 

 waheptiwa had also gotten the sand for the altar sand-ridge when I 

 came in. 



Naashashtiwa soon commenced to make prayer offerings. He made 

 the following kinds: 



One single black baho, with a turkey feather and chat nakwakwosi. 



Two double black bahos, with the same kind of feathers. 



Four eagle feather nakwakwosis. 



Two eagle feather puhus (roads). 



Talasswungwnima made just the same only his bahos had duck, 

 instead of chat feathers. 



Chokioma made six nakwakwosis and two puhus, all of eagle 

 feathers. 



All the bahos and nakwakwosis were laid on a tray. 



Naashashtiwa placed one of his bahos and nakwakwosis with Tal- 

 asswungwnima's, the latter one of his with Naashashtiwa 's. 



The latter then made a long puhu. The other men now also made 

 prayer offerings as follows: 



Nakwaheptiwa four nakwakwosis and two puhus. 



Shakyeshtiwa, eight of the same kind. 



Nasinyamtiwa the same. 



The two puhus, I was told, were one for the sun, one for the moon. 

 All then smoked over their prayer offerings, whereupon they were 

 )laced on a tray. Hereupon Naashashtiwa spurted honey on the 

 tray and also out of the hatch-way. 



This done, Naashashtiwa (see Plate LI II) repainted a stick, about 

 twenty-eight inches long, and four crooks. To the stick he tied six old 

 eagle feathers at one end, and below that, at four different places, a 

 piece of corn-husk and a small feather to the crooks. One of the men 



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