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over the mouth of the mongwikuru. Lomanakshu now uttered a prayer 

 over these objects, at the conclusion of which Polihungwa took them 

 to his kiva and gave them to Talahkuiwa, who had been waiting here 

 (see PI. CXII) in the meantime, and who now took them to his own 

 field,* where he deposited the wheel, poured the water on it and 

 returned the mongwikuru to the kiva. 



This concluded the early morning's performance, which had cer- 

 tainly not been without great interest and beauty. From now on, 

 until nearly five o'clock, the Snake men passed in and out of their 

 kiva, a few of them idling away their time; but the majority of them 

 were busily engaged in the manufacture of moccasins, or in the repair- 

 ing of some part of their paraphernalia which would be required in 

 the Antelope dance of this afternoon. The sight in the kiva through- 

 out this portion of the day was an extremely interesting one; for 

 there is no process of the manufacture of native garments with which 

 the Hopi man is not perfectly familiar, as by the curious division of 

 labor the men do all the spinning, weaving, etc., of the garments of 

 both sexes. 



In the Antelope kiva the priests were equally busy. Here they 

 were engaged in the manufacture of bahos; for this of all the days of 

 the ceremony may truly be called a baJwlatvu or baho-making day (see 

 PI. CXI 1 1). It is supposed that every member of the Antelope Fra- 

 ternity on this day shall make an entire set of the bahos about to be 

 described, but, as a matter of fact, certain of the priests were obliged 

 to visit their fields on this day, while a few others, on account of their 

 age, were not able to make bahos. The consequence was that certain 

 priests, ten in number, not only made a complete set of bahos for 

 themselves, but a full or partial set for the members who were absent 

 or who were too young to do such work. The nakwakwosis on the 

 bahos about to be described were all stained red, unless otherwise 

 noted to the contrary. First, a double baho, one stick being painted 

 green and the other yellow, and one chochopkiata ; these bahos, that is, 

 one of each for all the members of the Antelope Fraternity, were to 

 be deposited by Namurztiwa the next morning, before redirecting the 

 race, at a distant shrine in the plain below. Second, a road marker, 

 or piihtavi, which was left uncolored, and which was also to be deposited 

 by Namurztiwa on or before the morning race on the trail. Third, a 

 double baho, one stick being painted green, the other yellow, one 

 chochopkiata, and one single green baho with a double eagle feather 



♦Polihungwa claims that the offerings were taken to his (Folihungwa's) field on this day, 

 to the winner's field the next day; hut he says that it was an exception. He asked the winner to 

 do it and he did it. 



