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uttered a prayer. Y^shiwa and Nacinonsi then left the kiva; the pic- 

 ture was taken out by Tanakyeshtiwa, Punnanomsi followed, and then 

 the two Kwakwantus^ zi\.&x expressing a good wish and blessing at 

 the foot of the ladder, also left the kiva. 



Loliilomai took the tray from Shokhunyoma and placed it near the 

 altar, Shokhunyoma first picking up every grain and also the cornmeal 

 from the floor that had dropped while scraping the seeds from the 

 screen. Tob^hoyoma replaced the tokwis, etc., on the small altar, and 

 a short recess followed, during which Ydshiwa and Nacinonsi took off 

 their ceremonial costumes in Talaskwaptiwa's house. Tanakyeshtiwa 

 dismantled the screen in the Wikolapi kiva and considerable smoking 

 was indulged in in the Ponovi\i\v2.. It was now about half-past two 

 o'clock in the morning. It was noticed that in various kivas dancing 

 and singing was going on but entirely unceremonially; they were evi- 

 dently practicing for future Katcina dances. When the PonoviVw^ 

 was entered again, Tanakyeshtiwa who had prepared and handled the 

 picture, had also come in and at once took off his costume, hair, 

 feather, etc. The picture had been made by Tanakyeshtiwa in the 

 Wikolapi kiva during the previous eighth day, where just now also 

 four young men painted and dressed up again, and where also the 

 Star priest ( Talaskwaptiwa ), who soon was to appear, was now 

 getting ready. 



At about 2:45 A. M. Koyonainiwa again put on his war attire, took 

 a medicine bowl and went over to the Wikolapi kiva, where he 

 sprinkled the Star priest, who was in the northwest corner of the 

 kiva surrounded by a number of young men who had there been 

 painted and costumed. Koyonainiwa at once returned to the Fonovi, 

 being preceded by the young n;en and by Y^shiwa, who was dressed 

 in a white robe {o7va), and who was sprinkling cornmeal before 

 Koyonainiwa and the Star priest when going over to the Fonovi kiva. 

 Arriving near the kiva, Koyonainiwa and the Star priest halted until 

 Y6shiwa had sprinkled the six meal lines towards the kiva, all of which 

 was simply a repetition of what had been done before and has already 

 been described. As soon as Yeshiwa had entered the kiva, Koyon- 

 ainiwa also entered, being followed by the Star priest. In the kiva 

 all were standing. The principal act of the whole ceremony was 

 about to be performed. Koy6nainiwa had taken a position west of 

 the ladder and asperged from the medicine bowl. On the west ban- 

 quette some one was beating a drum, but in a muffled tone. Around 

 the drum were standing the men who had dressed up in the Wikolapi 

 kiva. The Star priest at once began to dance backward and for- 

 ward east of the fireplace, keeping step to the beating of the drum. 



