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Loliilomai now took a tray with cornmeal, the two tokwis and a 

 small old ^ .(>««/ (weasel) skin about ten inches long and about two 

 inches wide. Stepping to the east side of the ladder he uttered a 

 prayer, laid the skin on the aforementioned sand pile, and then drew 

 a line of cornmeal from this pile of sand diagonally across and within 

 a few feet of the northwest corner of the deeper portion of the kiva;. 

 from there straight southward to within about four feet of the elevated 

 portion, where he put down one of the tokwis; thence he ran the meal 

 line at a right angle eastward until it joined the diagonal line; at the 

 juncture of these two lines he put down the other iokwi and then sat 

 down near the northwest corner of the kiva. Talassmoniwa, who 

 shortly before had prepared six cigarettes of corn-husk and native 

 tobacco, handed one of these to Lolulomai, one to Koyonainiwa and 

 one he took out to the three watchers, Loliilomai's cigarette making the 

 circuit. All smoked for about eight minutes and then sang a number 

 of songs which Talaskwaptiwa and Tob^hoyoma accompanied with 

 gourd rattles. The singing commenced at about half-past ten and 

 ended at about midnight. Lolulomai then went out but soon returned. 

 Talassmoniwa handed one of the three remaining cigarettes to Koy6n- 

 ainiwa, the other two to the men, to whom was not seen, but in all 

 probability one was given to Lolulomai, the other to either Shokhun- 

 yoma, Y(^shiwa or Talaskwaptiwa. None was this time taken to the 

 watchers outside. All smoked about five minutes, then some one 

 uttered a short prayer, upon which Lolulomai took the small skin 

 from the sand pile, picked up the two tokwis and took all these 

 objects to the northwest corner of the kiva. Picking up the two 

 before-mentioned hawk mashaata (wings), he went to the east side of 

 the ladder and waved them for a few minutes up and down, to a song 

 which was sung in a low humming tone by all present. He then 

 went from right to left along the whole line of singers touching with 

 the mashaata the feet of each singer. Having touched the last one^ 

 who sat in the southwest corner of the kiva, he stepped to the west 

 side of the ladder, waved the mashaata up and down to the same song 

 again, and then went along the line of singers from left to right, 

 drawing the mashaata across their knees. He then repeated the act, 

 going from right to left, touching the shoulders of the men. Going 

 back again he touched the faces; returning again he touched the 

 apex of the head of each participant, whereupon he carried the 

 mashaata to the northwest corner of the kiva and sat down. All spat 

 into their hands and rubbed their arms, legs and bodies. This ended 

 the ceremony. Siletstiwa swept the kiva floor and Sh6khunyoma took 

 in the natsi. All retired for the night, sleeping of course in the kiva. 



