Dec, 1903. The Oraibi Oaqol Ceremony — Voth. 31 



On this day, however, only the wood was cut into shape and 

 smoothed nicely with sand stones. The paint was put on the next 

 day. One baho is supposed to be made for each participant. In 1903 

 sixty-three were made, while in 1895 only a few, I believe, for the 

 novices only. I have repeatedly asked why these bahos are not made 

 for every ceremony, and have invariably received the answer: bahko 

 shiilawe (water wood all gone).' 



No fasting is done on this day, but the meals are taken in the 

 kiva. Not all the participants, however, appear in the kiva for that 

 purpose at exactly the same time. They usually eat in small groups, 

 especially at noon. All who possibly can be away from their homes 

 sleep in the kiva. 



The altar accessories remain throughout the day in the disordered 

 state in which they were left in.-th€ night. 



SIXTH DAY. 

 SHUSH KA HlMUU.r, (pNGE NOT ^NYSIHING.) 



The sixth day is spent in essentiaHy the same way as the fifth. 

 The men are out a part of the time, either getting wood or attending 

 to work in their homes. In 1893 and 1895 a part of the day was spent 

 in painting the ka6bahos. In the morning they were painted with 

 white kaolin, which dries very quickly. About ten o'clock, both men 

 put on their kilts and began mixing the other paints for the bahos, 

 green, yellow, red, and black, in different stone mortars, and then 

 painted all the bdhos green, whereupon they decorated them with 

 cloud and corn-ear symbols as follows, though how many of each kind 

 my notes do not state: 



Color of Corn-Ear. Color of Dots on Corn-Ear. 



yellow black 



yellow white 



yellow green and black* 



yellow green 



light green white 



red black 



red 



green 



white ^ green 



•These cottonwood roots are obtained either from the Blue Canyon, about thirty-five miles, or 

 from the Little Colorado River, about forty-five miles away. 



' This one had a cloud symbol over the corn-ear consisting of one semicircle with short, black 

 lines running downward from its lower border indicating ram. and two zigzag lines running upward 

 representing lightning. Of these only one was made. 



