Pl. XXVIII. Screen Representing Muyinwu. 



Kiku (house), a screen, used during the night of the eighth day of the Soyal 

 ceremony. The figure in the center represents Muyinwu.thc god of germination. 

 He holds in his right hand a growing cornstalk, in his left a monkoho and 

 monwikuru. Over his head are symbols of clouds with falling rain and rays of 

 lightning. The black circles, that are suspended from the latter, represent 

 feathers, as do also those that run down from the monkoho. Under the corn- 

 stalk is the symbol of the moon, on the other side that of the sun. The semi- 

 circles on top are covered with cotton, to both sides are fastened four artificial 

 blossoms, to the lower part watermelon, muskmelon, squash, cotton, pumpkin 

 and other seeds and different kinds of corn. The eagle feathers below and red 

 horsehair on the sides and base represent the rays of the sun. 



