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he sent him to the north, the second day to the west, the third day to 

 the south, and the fourth day to the east. He brought one snake 

 from each direction. The Snake priest then hollowed out a piece of 

 hako (" water wood," /, e, Cottonwood root). Into this he placed one of 

 the snakes and the rattles of the remaining three snakes, closing up 

 the hole with a corn ear. Around this he tied small and large eagle 

 feathers and the feathers of the six direction birds: toioamana (oriole) 

 for the north, choro (blue bird) for the west, karro (parrot) south, 

 posiwuu (magpie) east, asya (unidentified) above* and topockwa 

 (unidentified) below. He then wrapped all this with a buckskin 

 thong which made it very strong. After this the ceremony was cele- 

 brated. 



