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hand he held a white corn ear (to which was fastened a corn-husk 

 packet) and the six old eagle wing feathers used in his war ceremony. 



The two Kwakwantu still sat in the same position, one on each 

 side of the ladder. Most of the men (except the leaders) sat on the 

 elevated portion of the kiva. 



The four messengers who had taken the hihikwispi to the spring 

 now returned, and were hailed with "Kwakwat"" (thanks). The Mastop 

 Katcina, having left the /'<?«^z'/ kiva, went to all the other participating 

 kivas, going through the same performance and receiving the same 

 prayer offerings as at the Ponovi. When they had made the round 

 they went to a shrine called the Masski (House of Massawii), about a 

 mile north and half way down the mesa. 



It was now getting well toward sundown, and priests from other 

 kivas began to bring in their green and black bahos on trays to the 

 Ponovi kiva, there to be placed near the altar. It was about a quarter 

 past 4 o'clock when the singing at the small altar ceased. Some one* 

 handed Koyonainiwa a cigarette, which he smoked. The men at the 

 small altar also smoked, and now the whistling, which had been kept 

 up incessantly all day, ceased. After the smoking Y^shiwa rubbed 

 his hands in cornmeal, kept a little in the left hand, put his tiponi 

 into it, stepped to the north side of the four empty trays, waved the 

 tiponi toward the southeast and then prayed, to which all responded 

 by saying '■'■Kwakioai'''' (thanks). The meal from his hand he sprinkled 

 on \h.Q. baJios. Koyoriainiwa now disrobed. Kwakwantu left, express- 

 ing a "good wish" before ascending the ladder. All spat on their 

 hands, rubbed their bodies and some left the kiva. Several of the 

 leaders were still smoking, and trays with bahos were still being 

 handed in. 



In the evening Koyonainiwa's war ceremony again took place. 

 This was observed in 1894 only, and the following is quoted from the 

 junior author's notes of that year: "Koyonainiwa, war chief, got 

 ready the stones and some water, and was th.en painted. A part of 

 his face was slightly blackened and \^\e. Pookon marks were made on the 

 various parts of his body. In dressing him the one who assisted him 

 waved each article from the six cardinal points towards him before 

 handing them to him. There were about forty men and two women 

 in, the kiva. When Koyonainiwa was ready all went out for a moment. 

 On their return they grouped themselves around Koyonainiwa's medi- 

 cine bowl, and Lolulomai, his brother Shokhunyoma, Talaskwaptiwa 

 and another man took seats around the small altar. One man sat 



*In i8g3 it was Kuktiwa, in iSgg TalSssyamtiwa. 



