Dec, 1903. The Oraibi Oaqol Ceremony — Voth. 19 



THIRD DAY. 

 LOSH TALA. (TWICE DAY.) 



This day is spent in essentially the same manner as the previous 

 day. The novices deposit the second of their four nakwakwosis; all 

 make the usual morning offering (hilivato). The leaders make the 

 usual "roads" and nakwakwosis which are deposited on the four sides 

 of the village;' basket-making is going on in the kiva throughout the 

 day, etc. All are expected to eat in the kjva, and while in a general 

 way the three "meal times" — morning, noon, and night — are observed, 

 more or less eating is going on all day, singly or in groups. When 

 the novices are in the kiva and not at work they usually sit at their 

 assigned places on the floor in the east side of the kiva. On one 

 occasion I noticed that Ng6si rubbed into the faces of all present a 

 little of the yellow powder which she used for that purpose in the 

 singing ceremony. I am told that she does this every day. 



The fasts are observed on this and the following day in the same 

 manner as on the previous day. 



FOURTH DAY. 

 BAYl'SHTALA. (THRICE DAY.) 



This is again one of the more important days of the ceremony. 

 In the morning the usual rite of kilivato takes place, the novices 

 deposit their third nakwakwosi, the three leaders again make prayer- 

 offerings, which are deposited outside of the village^ by four novices, 

 etc. More women come in this day; each new-comer first sprinkles a 

 pinch of corn-meal to the altar. Ng6si brings into the kiva a sprig of 

 ctiowi (Rhus Trilobata, Nutt), two bald eagle tail feathers, and a yellow 

 corn-ear, for the new ndtsi that is put up this day. Masatoiniwa makes 

 four nakwakwosis of sikatsi (fly-catcher) feathers, ties them to the 

 sprig, and the latter is then tied together with the eagle feathers and 

 corn-ear, the whole thrust into a clay pedestal, the latter colored with 

 some sunflower blossom powder, and then this new natsi is placed east 

 of the altar to be put later outside and at the south end of the hatch- 

 way. (See PI. IX.) Masdtoiniwa also made a double green bdho about 

 six inches long, to which he fastened a cotton string "road," about 

 three feet long, which he moistened in honey, rolled in corn-pollen, 

 and to the end of which were fastened a large eagle breath feather and 



' But this day somewhat closer by, on the north side at Achamaii (a shrine), on the west side at 

 Tepchochmo (greasewood knoll), on the south side near a small bluff, on the east side at Tcooka- 

 yahantingwa (the place where clay is dug; out). 



' North: Tokoonavi; representing the Navajo Mountains; west: near a trail at the edge of the 

 mesa; south: at a rock called "Tukvishahpukpu " (broken or caved-in bluff); east: at the edge of the 

 mesa near a trail. 



