Dec, 1903. The OrAibi Oaqol Ceremony — Voth. 41 



deposited the prayer-offering, Homikini addresses the racers in the 

 following words: 



"Pai ftam hahlaitcahlcang, ookaoKahlcang yahtukni. Nfkang 

 momik yamakat atsvi pas pai fta mongwactotini. Pal pi okiwa! Pai 

 ydnhakam ita tQnatyaokahkango; pUu fmui itanamui Icfyamui yalwa- 

 wicni; kiyamui yiingwicni. Pai hdhlaikahkango!" 



"Now we happily, courageously, shall race. But on account of 

 (owing to) the one being ahead, we must (surely shall) terminate this. 

 (Well) now alas! Now thus we are concerned about (this). Now these 

 (referring to the racers) to our fathers' houses (referring to the chiefs) 

 shall ascend; the village they shall (will) enter. Now gladly!" 



Having said this he runs on to a rock called "Hurii-oa" (Hard- 

 Rock), which is situated still farther south. Having arrived here he 

 raises, lowers, and again raises his hands, which is the signal for the 

 racers to start. The first one to arrive at this place receives as a prize 

 the smaller of the trays, both of which have in the mean while been 

 placed against a little shrine ,on the plaza, in the village by Ng6si. 



Those racers who intended to compete for the smaller, tray only, 

 return to the village from here,' the others continue to run, first south- 

 ward, then they round the mesa point, turning towards the east, and as 

 they keep turning to the left, they finally ascend the mesa from the east. 

 (See PI. XVII.) The winner dashes to the plaza and takes his tray. 

 The nakwakwosis that are tied to the rims of the trays, I am told, the 

 winners deposit in their fields, the trays they keep as mementos of 

 the race, but they are used in the house and sometimes even sold. 



In the kfva they have, in the mean while, commenced to array the 

 two Oaqol-manas (Odqol maidens) as follows (See PI. XVIII): 



Their costume consists of the following articles: a large embroid- 

 ered, ceremonial robe (t(ii-hi) which is formed into a dress; a men's 

 ceremonial kilt (pitkuna), which is taken aroynd the upper part of the 

 body under the right arm, the. two ends being tied together by two 

 corners over the left shoulder. The robe is held in place by a wok6- 

 kwawa ("big belt") a white, cotton belt with long, knotted fringes, 

 which is taken around the waist and tied on the left side and to which 

 an old bell is attache(j, of which several had been standing behind the 

 altar for several days.^ Costly turquoise beads are tied to their ears 

 and many strands of beads, from which are suspended several abalone 



* I am told, however, that the winner usually continues in the race. All along: tbe line some 

 participants generally drop out of the race and return to the village. 



* These bells are held sacred by the Hopi. There is no question about them being old, and the 

 Hopi frankly state that some of them have been handed down to them from the time when the Span- 

 ish missions were still in existence among them. On one of the bells I found tbe following inscrip- 

 tion: "Sic nomen Domini benedictum." 



