250 Field Columbian Museum — Anthropolo(;v, Vol, III. 



The Antelope priests were painted up as follows: The entire 

 body was daubed slightly black except the chin, which was thickly 

 covered with a black pigment. A white line, made with white kaolin, 

 was drawn from cheek to cheek over the upper lip, white zigzag lines 

 on each upper arm and upper leg and each side of the chest. The 

 lower parts of the arms and legs were also painted a deeper black 

 than the rest of the body. The white markings on the bodies were 

 the same as were on the old men and smaller boys the previous day. 

 (See the various plates bearing on this subject.) 



At half-past five the Antelope priests, Polihungwa in the lead, left 

 the kiva. On the outside they formed in line facing the south 

 (PL CXXXII), and stood shaking their rattles for a moment, when 

 they started at a dignified pace for the central plaza, where, as 

 yesterday, they passed along the east wall toward the north end. 

 passing on the way the flat Bahoki, upon which they cast a pinch of 

 meal. Then, having arrived at the north end of the plaza, they 

 turned again along the w-estern side, passing now the large shrine 

 of Tiwofiapavi, upon which they also cast meal, and then, passing 

 over the plank in front of the kisi, stamped vigorously with their 

 right feet on the slpapu and cast on it a pinch of meal, and so on to 

 the .southern end of the plaza, where they turned east and then to 

 the north. Thus they made the circuit four times, as on the previous 

 day, each circuit being shorter than the preceding one. The final 

 circuit being completed, they lined up in front of the kisi, Polihungwa 

 at the southern end, as on the previous day, where they began rat- 

 tling and awaited the arrival of the Snake priests (PL CXXXIII, 

 a and b). 



Each of the Snake priests having completed his preparations, 

 took up his snake whip, meal bag and a c/wc/iokpiata, dind. with Lomanak- 

 shu in the lead they left the kiva. Lomanakshu, having gained the roof 

 of the kiva, took down the Snake aodtnatsi (see PL CXXXIV, d^ and 

 then took a position at the head of the line, which, when formed, faced 

 north (see PI. CXXXV). As they were about all out of the kiva,. 

 Hopoonga, a boy, went over to the Antelope kiva and took down the 

 Antelope aodtnatsi.^ They now stood for a moment and then started 

 with quick, long strides toward the main plaza (see PL CXXXVI and 

 PL CXXXIII, r), where they also made the four ceremonial circuits, 

 dropping meal on the two shrines and stamping vigorously on the 

 sipapu, when they lined up in front of the Antelopes with Lomanakshu 

 at the north end of the line, the two chiefs thus being, as on the pre- 



*lt will be remembered tliRt on tlie previous day I,omanal:slui"s brotlier removed the 

 Antelope aodtiiatst and f;ave it to Ho|ioonga, who held it during tlie dance. 



