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(Artemisia tridentata var. angustifolia, Gray), one of macivi (Gutterezia 

 euthamiae, T. & G.), and a turkey feather, so that these bdhos were 

 dressed — as the Hopi say — in the same manner as most of the Hopi 

 prayer-sticks. 



The altar remains in the same condition as on the previous day. 



Some of the women again work on their trays, at the same time 

 practicing songs. But most of them spend the time at home, making 

 pfki for the approaching ceremony, this being the occupation of the 

 women throughout the village on this day. 



A few explanations about the Ordibi trays may be of interest. 

 These trays, of which a number of types may be seen on Plates XII 

 to XIV, are now made in a great variety of sizes and designs. This 

 seems to be due partly to the efforts of the Indian trader and others 

 to induce the women to invent new designs. Originally, it is said, 

 only such trays were made as the kwa (eagle), tcob (antelope), prob- 

 ably the AngwUshnacomtaka (The One with the Crow feather fastened 

 to) which is a certain Katcfna, tuvfp (sling), qoqdn (round about), mori 

 (bean), oatckal (rock ledges), etc. These names apply to the designs. 

 (See explanation in connection with Pis. XII, XIII, and XIV.) Most of 

 these patterns are still made^'such as the tQvfp, odtckal, qoqdn, nangui, 

 ponlng, being the most comnl6ill^''The""Various Katcina designs, with 

 the exception of perhaps the AngWtishnacomtaka and Chilitocmoktaka, 

 are late inventions. ■ . . -• 



The materials used are the following plants: ciwi (Parryella 

 filifolia, Torr. and Gray) for the framework, or warp, of the tray, and 

 shiwdhpi (Chrysothamnus Howardii [Parry] Greene) for the body or 

 woof. The first is used with the bark on, the latter is decorticated 

 while green. The latter only is dyed, a large number of sticks being 

 dyed at one time. At present, mostly analine dyes are used, which 

 are purchased from the traders. Formerly, the following are said to 

 have been used chiefly: For red, the blossom of a plant called "hohoici" 

 (Thelesperma gracili. Gray); for yellow, the blossoms of shiwahpi 

 (already mentioned); for green the same, with the addition of a few 

 black beans; for dark blue this bean only; for black the seed of 

 tcokdkavu, a species of sunflower (Helianthus annuus, Linn.). Usu- 

 ally, some cfoonga ("bitter salt") an alkali deposit found at nearly all 

 springs and also at other places in Tusayan, is added to these blos- 

 soms and seeds, when they are boiled, to give fastness to the dye. 

 For light green, I believe sometimes also the green bark of shiwahpi 

 is used. These native dyes are still occasionally employed, though 

 generally only in part, in making trays. 



' For explanations of these terms, etc., see " Explanations " given in connection with the differ- 

 ent plates. 



