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wall with the others, to be disposed of as will be explained later on. 

 It is stated that this ceremony with the hihikwispi is a charm or 

 protection against any sickness of the respiratory organs (sore throat, 

 coughs, etc.). 



On this day both altars are erected in the PonoviVw^., and so the 

 day may properly be called the most important of the nine ceremo- 

 nial days. Very little talking and laughing was done, and hardly 

 anyone spoke above a whisper throughout the day. It was noticed 

 that a few men who indulged in a little laughing were promptly called 

 to order by Lolulomai. All the leaders had washed their heads in 

 yucca root suds in their houses, after which they came to the kiva, 

 and while the hair was drying indulged in smoking. 



North of the fireplace were lying some altar paraphernalia, 7no)i- 

 kohos, iiponis, a crystal tiponi, etc. Y^shiwa, Lomankwa and Talass- 

 yamtiwa soon made a number of nakiuakwosis. Y^shiwa took his and 

 went after v/ater. What the others did with theirs was not observed. 

 The two latter soon prepared some paints, taking the. water for mix- 

 ing them from a small bowl into which a man whistled with a bone 

 whistle all day, imitating the warbling of a bird; when one man was 

 tired he was relieved by another. 



Koyonainiwa's war paraphernalia was hanging on the wall; the 

 stones, herbs, etc., were lying in the corner on the banquette. Shok- 

 hunyoma was the only one having a kilt. He placed a tray with bahos, 

 which had been made the previous day, with altar paraphernalia 

 north of the fireplace and he and one or two others smoked over them. 



Qo3^ann6wa brought dry and moist sand for the altar. Shokhun- 

 yoma gave him some cornmeal and a few nakwakivosis and sent him 

 after clay, which Loh'domai mixed with water, to be used on the altar, 

 in 1897. 



In the Sakwalanvi kiva also bahos had been made and put away, 

 and from the walls were also suspended some hihikwispi ; on the east 

 wall was seen one, on the west side four bunches, suspended from 

 black, long bahos as described before. On the north banquette were 

 four natciata, some monkohos, a monwikru, some altar paraphernalia, 

 artificial blossoms made of cotton twine, and nakwakwosis which were 

 made of different kinds of feathers. \v\.t\vQ. Ponovi\i\vz. Shokhunyoma 

 got the paraphernalia ready for the large, Yeshiwa for the small, altar. 

 Near the fireplace were lying four sihuata (blossoms) which had just 

 been made by Lomankwa and Talassyamtiwa. They were about four 

 and one-half inches square,* each having a nakwakwosi tied to each 



*In i8qq and 1900 these blossoms were hexagonal instead of square, and the coloring was less 

 elaborate. On the reverse side were pictured, in line drawings, clouds, frogs, squashes, corn- 

 stalks, etc. 



