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ing, only instead of the netted wheel they use a ring (ngola), made of 

 corn-husks and wound with strings, and instead of the eagle feathers 

 in the corn-cob they use any kind of feathers, but especially chicken 

 feathers. Very few of these domestic fowls can be found with a com- 

 plete tail or undisturbed wings in the village at this time of the year. 



The women engage in considerable basket-making throughout the 

 day, as they have to provide not only those to be used by them and 

 the novices in the dance, but also a good many to be distributed as 

 prizes. Some of the novices assist in the manufacture of trays, being 

 instructed by the women (See PI. XVI). This is a very tedious work, 

 and the women complain a great deal about sore hands and aching bones. 



It should have been remarked that on several occasions Yeshiwa, 

 the husband of the chief priestess, and another elderly man, 

 Lotokshiwa, were in .the kiva during the greater part of this day. 

 They frequently engaged in smoking and now and then assisted the 

 chief priest and his assistant in their work. When the latter had 

 finished the head-dresses, wheels, arrows, moccasins, and arm and 

 ankle bands, these objects were hung on the altar frame on both 

 sides. I also noticed the ka6natsi, which had been standing at the 

 south side of the hatchway during the first four days, standing against 

 the sand ridge at the west end. 



In the afternoon the sand before the altar is swept up and fresh 

 sand gotten by some member of the Sand plan. One time I noticed 

 that two girls were sent after sand after they had been given a few 

 nakwakwosis and corn-meal, both of which were to be deposited at the 

 place where they were to take the sand. 



On those occasions, when a race for trays is to take place the next 

 day, the chief priestess prepares two small trays of the usual kind, on 

 which Masdtoiniwa paints on this day two green lines from rim to rim, 

 intersecting each other in the center of the tray. He then ties four 

 hawk feather nakwakwosis to the rim of each tray at the places where 

 the green lines touch the edge. These trays were also fastened to the 

 altar frame, one to each side. Masatoiniwa furthermore makes a 

 double green baho with a long ptihu (road) attached to it, which he 

 places near the altar for use later on. 



Soon after dinner Masatoiniwa sprinkles fresh, dry sand in front 

 of the altar after the old sand has been swept up and then renews the 

 cloud symbol already described on a previous page. He also makes a 

 plihu and nakwakwosi and Talasnga a ptihu, which they place on the 

 floor north of the fireplace and which are deposited near a rock south 

 of the village early the next morning. Other women sweep the kiva 

 and take out the refuse. 



