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mosaic was noticed a large ear of corn nearly covered by a very 

 large growth of fungus. On the northeast corner of the mosaic stood 

 an Antelope rattle in a yucca tray, while the small mon^wikuru rested 

 in a tray at the southeast corner of the mosaic. The priests had 

 taken those bahos which had been made for that special purpose 

 with them to their fields, peach orchards, etc., first, however, taking 

 from the mosaic a pinch of one or more colors of sand, both of which 

 they deposited. Thus the finger marks, noticed on the mosaic, were 

 now accounted for. The two whips were found lying just north of 

 the mosaic and to the east of the tiponi on the west corner. The 

 four mongwikurus, containing water, had been taken along by their 

 owners to the fields, the water from which was poured upon the 

 ground. There were now left in the kiva, one green baho with a 

 double nakwakwosi attachment which later was to be deposited with 

 the water from the medicine bowl in a dancing shrine, and the twenty 

 long black chochopkis, which are to be held later in the day in the 

 public dance by the Snake men, and which will eventually be depos- 

 ited in the four world quarters along with the snakes at the conclu- 

 sion of the ceremony. During the absence of the Antelope priests 

 in their fields where they deposited the bahos, Sikanakpu remained 

 behind and smoked from time to time over the tray containing the 

 black chochopkis. 



At twenty minutes of two Lomanakshu left the Snake kiva with 

 three young boys, and soon returned bringing in on his back a blan- 

 ket full of sand which he had obtained from the sand hills Avest of 

 the mesa. He also bore a large gourd filled with water. Those 

 who had not already done so earlier in the morning now left the kiva 

 for the purpose of washing their heads in yucca suds, being cautioned 

 by the chief priests not to drink any water. One of the boys whose 

 face had been painted white, and who bore in his hand an ear of corn, 

 sprinkled meal on the snake jars. Those priests, who were not oth- 

 erwise engaged, continued the repairing of their garments for the after- 

 noon performance as on the previous day. 



The men in the Snake kiva now took up the stone stands used 

 during ordinary occasions for supporting the weaving frames, and 

 which had been piled up in a corner of the kiva, and arranged them 

 in a straight line on the main floor of the kiva and about three feet 

 from the east wall, beginning at the platform and extending them 

 toward the end of the kiva almost up to the four snake receptacles. 

 Inside of the inclosure thus formed Lomanakshu now emptied the 

 blanket of sand which the boys spread out over the surface to the 

 depth of from one-half to one inch. 



At a quarter of three the smaller boys began to transfer the 



