Nov., 1903. Oraibi Summer Snake Ceremony — Voth. 307 



-bunch of colored pigeon or chicken feathers,' while to the scalplock 

 was tied the usual nakwa. Around the neck he wore many strands 

 of beads and around each leg a string of small bells. When he was 

 done, he also took a drop of honey into his mouth. 



While these two persons had been arrayed for the cefemony two 

 new men had come in, Kiwdnhoya had filled the big cloud blower 

 (omawtapi) with the peculiar native tobacco used for this purpose, and 

 the tobacco chief, who usually wears a plain, blue kilt, had made nine 

 corn-husk cigarettes and placed them on the floor north of the fire- 

 place. The Snakes were now notified that all was ready. Until they 

 arrived in the Antelope kiva, the Antelopes waited in silence. In the 

 corner, north-west of the altar, sat Tob^ngotiwa; north of the altar 

 stood Mokahtiwa, the Antelope youth, holding in his left hand a little 

 corn-meal and the tiponi from the west end of the sand ridge, and 

 Sikdyeshnoma, the Antelope maid, who holds in her left hand some 

 corn-meal and the pot containing four long, black bahos and, green 

 corn, melon, squash, bean, and other vines. This pot had been handed 

 to her by Sihongwa, while the tiponi had been given to Mokahtiwa by 

 Tob^ngotiwa. As the pot with its contents is rather heavy, the mana 

 supports it with her right hand. At the north-east corner of the altar 

 sat Sihongwa, to the left of him first a few Antelopes, then the two 

 Antelope novices, and to the left of them Taldswahtiwa, the Snake 

 novice. South of the altar sat Kiwdnhoya and the tobacco chief. 

 The Snakes, upon entering the kiva, stopped at the foot of the ladder, 

 Macangontiwa expressed a good wish, all sprinkled meal to the altar, 

 and then seated themselves along the east banquette on the floor. All 

 had on their snake kilts, but were barefooted. For a description of 

 the mutual ceremony now about to begin see "6. — Mutual Ceremony 

 of Snakes and Antelopes," under this day's proceedings, 



5.— PROCEEDINGS IN THE ANTELOPE Kl'VA IN 1898. 



For the proceedings in the morning, the reader is referred to the 

 '^General Remarks" at the beginning of the notes on the fifth day. 

 When I arrived in the kiva after breakfast at about ten o'clock, I 

 found several of the men engaged in making the following bdhos and 

 nakwdkwosis as far as observed : 



Tob^ngotiwa made six double green bdhos, about five and one- half 

 inches long, with black tips having chat feather nakwdkwosis tied to 

 them, the strings of the latter being red. He also made a double 

 green baho about seven inches long with black tips to which he 



' Parrot feathers are supposed to be used if obtainable. 



