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ing ceremonial objects was now complete. The relative position of 

 all the objects to one another and to the mosaic may be seen by 

 reference to PI. XCV, which shows the plan of the kiva at this time. 

 It was now nearly eleven o'clock. Some of the young priests went 

 out after food, which was silently partaken of by the priests on the 

 platform, where they rested or slept in preparation for the very inter- 

 esting ceremonial which was to take place within a few hours upon 

 the following morning. 



Sixth Day (Shushkahimu, Once not Anything), August 18. 



After having rested for less than four hours the priests began 

 preparation for the early morning ceremony. Polihungwa, at about 

 twenty minutes of four in the morning, left the kiva and soon returned 

 with a young maiden {mana) about fourteen years of age, named 

 Kashnimka, a member of the Bear clan, who was soon to enact the 

 part of the Antelope Maid in the coming dramatization. No special 

 reason was learned why she assumed this position in the dramatization 

 ceremony. 



Shortly after her arrival with Polihungwa, Lomanakshu, carry- 

 ing a snake bag and a whip, came in accompanied by Choshnimtiwa, 

 a young Snake priest about fifteen years of age and a member of the 

 Eagle clan, who was in the coming dramatization to enact the part of 

 the Snake youth. Polihungwa now began to decorate the body of 

 the mana, who sat down on the platform to the east of the ladder, Poli- 

 hungwa standing in front of her. Choshnimtiwa sat down on the plat- 

 form on the west side of the ladder, Lomanakshu working in front of 

 him. Polihungwa first removed the blanket from the mana, and from 

 a bowl containing thin white-earth liquid paint he first painted a broad 

 band around each wrist extending down as far as the knuckles. He 

 then painted a broad white band around her ankles carrying the color 

 down on the foot as far as the beginning of the toes. Over her ankles 

 he now placed a pair of katcina ankle bands, which he tied in front. 

 He then asked her to stand up, when he removed her regulation blue 

 blanket, and over her regular blue dress he put on the large ceremo- 

 nial robe to-i-hi, fastening it over the left shoulder. He then drev/ 

 the edges of one side of it, s(juaring it in front of her and fastened it 

 in position with a cotton string which he tied behind her. A large 

 white knotted or bridal belt {wokwokwawa) was passed around her 

 body once and tied on the left side just under her arms, with the 

 knotted strands hanging down on that side of.her body. Many strands 

 of shell and turquoise beads were then placed over her neck and a 



