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pipe to the Antelope priest, who, simply turning around in his seat, 

 having already resumed his position in the circle, cleaned the ashes 

 from the pipe. Sikangpu now took a seat at the fireplace and lighted 

 a pipe and then handed it to Naphoiniwa, who finished the pipe, laid 

 it down and resumed his position. 



Seventh Song. Sikanakpu now took up the aspergil from the 

 medicine bowl and asperged over the sand mosaic. Shakhungwa 

 then got up, took his clothes under his arm and left the kiva. 



The Antelope priest now left his position and going to the 

 Antelope mana took from her the batni, which he restored to its 

 position on the banquette, while Lomanakshu took from the Snake 

 youth the tiponi and replaced it in its accustomed place at the corner 

 of the sand mosaic, and then relieved the youth of the snake and 

 placed it in the sack. All sprinkled sacred meal on the sand mosaic. 



Both the Snake and Antelope priests with their charges then 

 retired to the forward end of the kiva near the ladder, where they 

 began removing the ceremonial clothing and the marks of the paint 

 from the youth and viana respectively. Sikangpu passed to the Snake 

 priest moistened sand, with which he removed the paint from his legs 

 and arms. 



Eighth Song. (Most of the men standing.) During this song 

 reference is made to each of the four colored cloud symbols of the 

 mosaic, while the priests in the circle cast pinches of sand on each 

 cloud as it is mentioned. At the conclusion of the song all say 

 ^'-Anchaa." All sprinkled meal on the mosaic again and some com- 

 menced to smoke around the fireplace. Polihungwa, Lomanakshu, 

 the asperger and one other man each uttered a prayer. The Snake 

 youth now threw over his shoulder his blanket and took up a 

 position on the west side of the kiva. After the ceremonial para- 

 phernalia had been removed from the mana a gourd was handed to 

 her from which she filled her mouth with water, which she then 

 emptied into her hands and washed her face. The mana now took a 

 pinch of meal from the medicine tray, sprinkled a little on the mosaic 

 and then, stooping down over the fireplace, she took a pinch of 

 ashes, and, making a circular motion, ended by casting a pinch of it up 

 the kiva ladder. The nakwakwosi, which had been removed from her 

 hair while she was disrobing, was then replaced and she left the kiva 

 for her home. The Snake youth also left the kiva, returning to the 

 Snake kiva. 



In the meantime the priests had gathered informally about the 

 hearth and were engaged in chatting and in fraternal smoking, 

 exchanging terms of relationship. The Antelope priest now began 



