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The leaders being thus assembled in the kiva, usually spend only 

 a part of their time here during the next three days. After that they 

 leave the kiva only upon urgent business, every one eating and sleep- 

 ing in the kiva, and above all living a life of strict continence from 

 the time they enter the kiva. Their chief occupation on this day is 

 the carding of cotton, and its spinning into twine to be used subse- 

 quently in the manufacture of bahos or prayer offerings. In addition, 

 the chief priest at once begins to prepare certain parts of the relig- 

 ious paraphernalia to be used on the altar or to be deposited on 

 subsequent days in certain springs and shrines. 



Second Day, Shush- Taia (First Day). 

 The naisi, having been carried into the kiva the previous night, 

 is again re-erected as on the previous morning. The participants and 

 the work performed on this day are essentially the same as on the 

 first day. Additional members usually are observed to enter the kiva, 

 their first act always being to engage in smoking. 



Third Day, Losh-Tala (Second Day). 

 Shokhunyoma continued the preparation of certain bahos to be 

 used later during the ceremony, engaged in carding and spinning of 

 cotton, etc. Several men were present, but none of them, so far as 

 observed, did anything which bore directly on the ceremony. The 

 smoking was, of course, continued more or less throughout the day. 

 The natsis thus far erected are put up again early in the morning. It 

 was found, by repeated visits, that no ceremonies were taking place 

 at any of these kivas. In some a few men were present who were 

 engaged in smoking and in spinning cotton for making Soyal bahos 

 later on ; in the Tao kiva, on one occasion, a number of men were 

 engaged in the manufacture of a bridal costume — this, of course, had 

 no reference to the ceremony proper. In the Kwan kiva no one was 

 present during the day in 1899. Frequently men were found also in 

 these kivas engaged upon work of a private nature. 



Fourth Day, BaisJi-Tala (Third Day). 

 The natsis were again re-erected as before. At the Ponovi kiva, 

 however, an additional natsi was found in place. This consisted of 

 a stick twenty-eight inches long and about one-half inch in diameter, 

 to the upper end of which were attached twelve flint arrow and spear 

 heads. This natsi (see Plate VI) seemed to belong to Koy6nainiwa, 

 who was the chief actor in an extremely interesting ceremony which 

 took place for the first time on the evening of this day. On our 



