34 Field Columbian Museum — Anthropology, Vol. VI., No. I. 



In commencing to make a tray two sets of sticks of ciwi, two 

 sticks taken together, are tied or wound together side by side and 

 these two sets of three or four "double" sticks, then laid crosswise, 

 the projecting ends slightly bent apart and the lacing of the woof 

 sticks at once begun. (See H, PI. XIV.) Almost invariably sticks of 

 one color are used for the center of the tray. As soon as about an 

 inch has been woven, other sticks or ribs are inserted into the woof at 

 the spaces left vacant by the four sets of ribs projecting from the 

 center (see G, PI. XIV), and then the tender, soft sticks are run 

 around the center, one after the other, by pushing them downward 

 between two sticks and upward between the next two. The right hand 

 is used for this, while an awl is kept in the left hand with which the 

 sticks, thus taken through, are pushed and pressed closely together. 

 (See E, PI. XIV.) At the next round the woof is taken through down- 

 ward, where at the preceding round it was passed upward, so that the 

 ribs are covered on both sides. For every color in the design a 

 special stick, of course, is used, which is run as far as that part of 

 the design goes, where the stick is broken off, the end hidden on 

 the reverse side of the tray and a stick of another color inserted. 

 Sometimes, where the figure is small, a stick can be used over one 

 or two ribs, or bones as the women call them, only, which makes 

 the work very tedious. When the desired size of the tray is reached 

 a part of the ribs are broken off, the others bent down sideways, and 

 then wound with leaves of the yucca plant (Yucca glauca). (See F, 

 PI. XIV.) In order to make the sticks pliable for use they are placed 

 and kept in moist sand while working. 



EIGHTH DAY. 

 TOTOKA. 



As in all H6pi nine-day ceremonies, this — the eighth — day is one 

 of the most important of the nine days. The women are up at a very 

 early hour. As soon as they have made their morning offering 

 (kiiivato) they usually go to their homes to attend to their household 

 duties. The men also perform the rite of kiiivato and at once return 

 to the klva. Four women are sent with the netted gourd vessels after 

 water, which they get in essentially the same manner as the chief 

 priestess gets the water for the singing ceremony, as already described. 

 The water is supposed to be gotten by the following clans: 



From the north by the Pihkash (Young-Corn-Ear) clan. 



From the west by the Tuwa (Sand) clan. 



From the south by the Kwahu (Eagle) clan. 



From the east by the Honani (Badger) clan. 



