Feb., 1912. Miscellaneous Hopi Papers — Vote. 131 



Sivinomtiwa made two puhus of eagle and warbler feathers for the 

 sun and Spider Woman, and also four nakwakwosis of eagle feathers 

 only, for the four cardinal points and four puhus of eagle feathers only 

 for the eagles. These last he handed to Shakhungyoma. 



Xakwahoyoma. who had come in towards noon, prepared two Kal- 

 ehtaka or warrior bahos, consisting of a single stick about five inches 

 long to which was fastened one of the small wing feathers of a large 

 hawk and a nakwakwosi, I think of the same bird. On these bahos, 

 which were painted red, he rubbed some specular iron. Of these two 

 ingredients he also rubbed some on his face. Later he also prepared 

 the same puhus and nakwakwosis as Tuwahoyniwa (see above). 



Shokhungyoma made one puhu each for the sun, moon, eagles and 

 Spider Woman, and four nakwakwosis for the four world quarters. 



Talasnomtiwa made three puhus of eagle and warbler feathers one 

 each for the sun, moon and "God;" 1 two for the eagles, but without the 

 yellow warbler feathers, and four for the four cardinal ixrints. When I 

 asked him why he had not made one for Spider Woman, he rxelaimcd: 

 "O my, I forgot that I" The prayer offerings to the eagles he handed to 

 Tuwahoyniwa. 



I noticed a small quantity of food in a bowl, and was told that it 

 was to be deposited in some shrine as an offering to the sun. 



Among the prayer offerings were also four artificial ears of corn, 

 about five inches long and about one and one quarter inches thick, 

 made of cottonwood root. But my notes do not state just when and 

 by whom they were made (see Plate LVI). 



At about one o'clock they had finished the prayer offerings, placed 

 them on trays, swept the floor and partook of a meal. When they were 

 through Qomaho got a medicine bowl, six ears of corn, six makwanpis 

 (called husbands of the corn-ears), 2 six old small nakwakwosis, and six 

 small stones, different herbs, etc. Of the herbs he placed some into the 

 bowl and rubbed some on the corn-cars which he arranged around the 

 bowl, and also poured some water into the bowl. He then put into the 

 bowl a peculiar green object which looked like a piece of jade probably 

 about two inches long and one and a half inches wide, but of irregular 

 shape. It had some carvings on one side. I had noticed this object 

 in other ceremonies of this society before. Lomahungwa also put 



1 This man had been critically ill tome years previously. Missionaries had prayed with him and 

 told him to pray to God. He says he did so and got well, and after that I have found him on several 

 occasions, when he made prayer offerings for his deities, to also prepare some for "God" and for 

 "Jesus" because "they made him well." The same trend of thought, as among the Athenians who 

 built an altar ' 'to the unknown God." 



* These objects consist of a hollow stick about six inches long, the ends of which are sometimes 

 open, sometimes covered with a piece of bucksin. To one end arc fastened a number of feathers by 

 twine which is wound all over the sticks. 



