Dec, 1903. The Oraibi Oaqol Ceremony — Voth. 35 



The following nakwakwosis are also prepared besides those which 

 each water carrier takes with her: by Masatoiniwa two for the earth, 

 one for the sun, one for the moon; by Ng6si and Homikini each one 

 for the earth and one for the sun. 



The morning meal is taken in the kfva as usual by all partici- 

 pants. The two men then proceed to prepare various paraphernalia 

 to be used in the public performance the next day. The principal 

 objects are the two head-dresses to be used by the two Odqol-manas. 

 (See I, PI. XV.) These consist of several bands of leather or raw- 

 hide painted green, fastened together in such a manner that one 

 band runs around and one over the head. To this is attached on the 

 left side a horn made of the neck of a gourd, and on the right side a 

 large blossom symbol, made of a wooden disk and small pointed slabs 

 which are painted in various colors. Around this blossom is fastened 

 a string of red horse-hair (tdwahona). The decoration of the disk 

 consists of eight horizontal stripes in the following colors, commencing 

 from above: black, green, black, red, green, yellow, black, green. 

 The pointed slabs inserted into the edge are painted red, the points 

 green, with three black dots on each. These little slabs represent the 

 petals of the blossoms, but at the same time represent the tail feathers 

 of a summer bird called "wurfnawuu.' From the horn are suspended 

 several nakwakwosis of large eagle breath feathers, one large buzzard 

 wing feather, and a string of black and white yarn twisted together, 

 which is called s6ho. 



To the band that runs over the head is attached in front a bunch 

 of yellow, red, and green feathers, supposed to be parrot feathers; 

 farther back a bunch of short eagle feathers — ;the so-called "kwacha- 

 kwa, " which is found on many masks and head-dresses — and finally, 

 two fine bald eagle tail feathers which are fastened in an upright 

 position. 



Besides this head-dress two pair of moccasins, two pair of ankle 

 bands, and two single arm bands are prepared and painted green. 



The work on these objects is mostly done by Homikini; Masdtoi- 

 niwa soon proceeds to paint up two netted wheels and four feathered 

 arrows. (See 2, PI. XV.) The first are called "mumdnpi" (shooting 

 target), the arrows, "mfltovu. " The latter consist of a corn-cob, into 

 one end of which a pointed stick is inserted, into the other end two 

 medium sized eagle wing feathers. Similar objects are used, especially 

 at about this time of the year, by the children of the village for play- 



« Feathers of the same bird are used on the natsi of the Soyal Fraternity. (See P). VI., 

 Orftibi Soyal Ceremony by Dorsey and Voth.) Eagle tail feathers represent the sun rays on the sun 

 symbols worn by the Hopi Flute priests in the Flute ceremony. (See PI. CCXIX.. in Or&ibi 

 Summer Snake Ceremony by Voth.) 



