Feb., 1912. Miscellaneous Hopi Papers — Voth. 149 



Pungnyanomsi took off the atoe of the bride and invited her to come to 

 the bowl again, where the upper part of her body was bathed, the 

 bride washing her arms herself. The bridegroom somewhat protested 

 saying the water was too cold. He seemed to be at first embar- 

 rassed to take off his shirt, and so the women suggested that he go 

 outside and take a bath there, which I have also observed in other 

 cases. Several women again assisted in the bathing of the bride, also 

 washing her feet after they had bathed the upper part of her body and 

 her arms. It took quite a while before the young man could make up 

 his mind to submit to the bathing. He protested, saying that the water 

 was too cold, he had taken a bath the previous evening, etc.; but 

 finally, after being encouraged on all sides, he cast off his shirt, knelt 

 down at his bowl, then all the women participated in rubbing his body 

 thoroughly. The delay was accompanied by a good deal of joking and 

 hilarity on the part of the women. While he was being bathed his 

 bride was again sitting behind the stove drying her hair. The second 

 addition of the water was again poured into the tin pail. 



As soon as the bathing was over all the women left except the 

 mother of the bride and Kuktiwa's wife. At about five o'clock, as 

 soon as the hair of the young people was somewhat dry, Pungnyanomsi 

 handed them a pinch of corn-meal, whereupon they went outside and 

 sprinkled the corn-meal towards the dawn that was appearing in the 

 east. They did this standing on the edge of the house, instead of going 

 to the edge of the mesa as is usually the case. When they came in 

 Pungnyanomsi put some meal into a bowl which the young bride 

 commenced to knead. When she was through she made piki of this 

 dough, and then assisted in the preparing of the morning meal which 

 is really the wedding feast and for which other friends and relatives, 

 also the bride's father came in. 



After this feast cotton was distributed to the friends and relatives 

 of the young couple as usual, who then prepare, during the following 

 six to eight weeks, the bridal costume which is used in another part of 

 the general marriage ceremony. 



