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busy dismantling the altars and tying the paraphernalia in bundles, 

 to be put away the following evening. 



In the forenoon of the eighth or ninth day the masks of the 

 Qpoqoqldm Katcinas were prepared, and in the afternoon they came to 

 the village, generally, about fifteen or twenty males and about five to 

 seven females {tnanas); The men are all dressed in some kind of 

 American clothes, but formerly they were dressed in native costumes. 

 (See Pis. XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII and XXXIV.) The manas are the 

 same that perform with the Hatnis Katcinas. They have a yellow 

 mask with red horse hair over it. 



The Qdoqdqldm Katcinas are the first of which more than one 

 appear, having been preceded by only the single Soyal Katcina, which 

 appeared the day after the Wowachim celebration. So the Qdoqdqldm 

 are really the Katcinas that open the Katcina season. They go to every 

 kiva and one of them rubs some cornmeal on the four sides of the 

 hatchway, which they call "opening the kivas." (See PI, XXXIII b.') 

 They make the round of the kivas that have partaken in the Soyal 

 ceremony, and also dance in various parts of the village, and leave 

 toward the evening. During the dance the chief priest of the Powamu 

 fraternity constantly goes around the dancers, sprinkling them with 

 cornmeal. 



THE FOUR DAYS AFTER THE CEREMONY. 



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After the ninth day three days are spent in rabbit hunting. Th 

 rabbits that are caught are brought into the various kivas, placed 

 north of the fireplace, a little meal sprinkled on them and in the even- 

 ing taken home and prepared for the feast in the kiva on the fourth 

 day. The men still sleep in the kivas but eat in their homes. 



On the fourth day a great deal of baking and cooking was done 

 in the village. At about 2 p. m. the men in the PonoviVwz. dressed up 

 again, the hands, feet and shoulders, breast, back and face being 

 daubed with white kaolin. All put on the usual ceremonial kilt and 

 sash. Small trays of wotaka (mush), consisting of white cornmeal 

 boiled in water, but unseasoned, were brought in, and also a roasted 

 rabbit, which was standing in the pot. The place before the Soy(fl- 

 mana^s house had been swept. Two large tubs, filled with water, had 

 been placed on the roof of the first story, one on each side of the 

 door leading into the second story. Big trays filled with comhviki, 

 (cornmeal, tied up in cornhusks and steamed), were standing in the 

 house. 



At about 3 i>. M. the men from the Ponovi kiva came out and 

 formed in line (see PI. XXXV a) outside the kiva; first Tanakyeshiwa, 



