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sleep in the kiva. This does not mean, however, that the men liter- 

 ally slept inside the kiva ; for on two or three mornings on our 

 ascending the mesa at a very early hour we found several of the 

 younger priests stretched out at full length and wrapped in a single 

 blanket on the roof of the kiva, sound asleep. 



Seventh Day (Komoktotokya, Wood Providin(;), August 19. 



This morning before four o'clock we ascended the mesa. At this 

 hour not even a faint light had appeared in the east. Nor was any- 

 one stirring in either of, the two kivas, the priests in both apparently 

 being fast asleep. This condition continued until a few minutes after 

 four, when we heard the crowing of a cock. Irrimediately after, Loman- 

 akshu ascended from the Snake kiva and going to the Antelope kiva, 

 called down in a low voice some words. He was answered by Poli- 

 hungwa, whereupon a light at once appeared in the Antelope kiva 

 and Lomanakshu returned to the Snake kiva. A moment later 

 Lomanakshu entered the Antelope kiva bringing his snake bag and 

 whip, and accompanied by Choshnimtiwa. The two chief priests 

 then began at once to paint and costume their charges, Lomanakshu 

 beginning first to paint the youth. The order of this morning was as 

 follows: First, both feet to the toes were painted white; then begin- 

 ning above the ankles a white band was continued to above the knees; 

 then a band one inch wide above this was painted in white; and then 

 one above this; next the arms from the knuckles to the elbow and 

 then from the shoulder blade over and across and down to about the 

 middle of the breast, where two lines were continued on down to the 

 waist; returning then to the shoulder, he continued two white lines 

 down on the front side of the arms just above the elbow. Arovmd 

 the right wrist and around the left leg, just below the knee, he tied 

 skeins of blue yarn, the ends of which hung down to the extent of 

 several inches. Lomanakshu then fastened a regular katcina kilt and 

 sash around the waist of Choshnimtiwa, tying the ends on the right 

 side; while from behind was suspended a fox skin, the snout of which 

 was thrust under the kilt and sash, its tail reaching nearly to the 

 floor. Many strands of fine turquoise and shell beads were then placed 

 about the neck and a bvinch of white eagle breath feathers was 

 fastened in the hair. 



In the meantime Polihungwa had been preparing the maid for 

 the ceremony. • Beginning at her toes, he painted her feet white up to 

 her knees over her ankles. He then tied a pair of katcina ankle 

 bands to the ankles and painted her arms and face as he had done 



