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clan), although standing outside of the circle, doing lik2wise. This 

 performance, which was repeated several times, all singing the while, 

 was one of the prettiest of the entire morning's performances. Poli- 

 hungwa now began to disrobe the /nana, while Lomanakshu seni one 

 of the boys, who had recently entered, for water with which the inana 

 and youth were to be washed. Polihungwa first removed the nak- 

 wakwosi from the mana's hair, when she sat down on the edge of the 

 platform on the east side. The singing to the rain clouds of the four 

 world quarters, which had continued, now ceased, Tobenyakioma 

 saying ^^Anchaa.'' Water having been provided Lomanakshu assisted 

 the youth in disrobing, and removing the traces of the paint he now 

 took water in his mouth and, in a manner already described, washed 

 his hands and face. Polihungwa then uttered a prayer, during which 

 time Sikangpu sprinkled tallassi on the mosaic, when Lomanakshu 

 took up the prayer as Polihungwa left off, all saying at its conclu- 

 sion '■'^Anchaa,'' whereupon some of the priests began filling pipes and 

 taking a place in an informal circle about the hearth, the ceremonial 

 semicircle about the hearth being broken up. The youth and girl 

 had now removed the traces of the paint and the girl took a place 

 by Talam5ssi, who dressed her hair in the whorls of the virgin over 

 the hairpin. It may be noted here that on a previous morning this 

 woman had not appeared, and as a consequence the girl was obliged 

 to leave the kiva with her hair hanging loosely down her back. Pol- 

 ihungwa now began making nakwakwosis, while the others were smok- 

 ing. Having finished three he stained them red and placed two of 

 them upon a tray, tying one in the woman's hair. Spitting upon his 

 fingers he removed the remaining traces of red paint on to the east 

 side of the ladder. This act had been observed many times before. 

 Lomanakshu now handed his pipe to Sikangpu, with whom he 

 exchanged terms of relationship, whereupon Lomanakshu took his 

 snake bag and whip and left the kiva, it being now twenty minutes 

 after six. During this time Polihungwa and his assistant had made 

 and deposited on different trays the following nakwakwosis or 

 bahos: On the large tray we noticed a ball of twine, two red 

 nakwakwosis and one eagle breath feather nakwakwosi; in another 

 tray were three white nakwakwosis and three single green bahos, to 

 which were attached two nakwakwosis at one end. Sikangpu now 

 took up some meal from the meal tray and handed it to the mana and 

 passed it to Lomawungyai who breathed a prayer over it, standing on 

 the east side of the mosaic, when he sprinkled it upon the mosaic 

 four times. The i/iana then stooped over the fireplace, took a pinch 

 of ashes which she flirted into the air by means of a short circular 



