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prayer receptacles). Either of these designations would, of course, 

 not necessarily exclude the other. I have heard it stated on various 

 occasions that one of the usual feathers for the six world quarters is 

 also tied to the respective object; i.e., an oriole feather to the one on 

 the north side, a bluebird feather to the one on the west side, etc. 

 These objects may be seen by the sides of the corn-ears around the 

 medicine bowl in almost every Hopi ceremony. In addition to the 

 small nakwakwosis already mentioned a small quantity of corn-pollen 

 and the blossom of tokamsi ' (Delphinium scaposum) was thrown into 

 the medicine bowl. The following bahos were then placed on the 

 altar: Of the six short, double green bahos, made by the chief priest 

 in the morning, one was thrust into the sand ridge near the tiponi at 

 the east end of the ridge, one was said to have been deposited at the 

 shrine of Spider Woman, but just when, and by whom, I failed to 

 record, I presume, however, by Tobengotiwa, who belongs to the 

 Spider clan. The remaining four were placed on the west side of the 

 sand mosaic to be consecrated there, as it were, and then to be 

 deposited at four different places the next morning. The long double 

 green baho with the long ptihu was thrust into the sand ridge near 

 the other tiponi and the pOhu laid diagonally from north-west to 

 south-east on the sand mosaic. Four black chochokpis with white 

 facets, which Tobengotiwa had also in the mean while made, were 

 placed in an upright position behind the rectangular medicine bowl, 

 in such a manner that the nakwakwosis of the chochokpis were hang- 

 ing into the medicine bowl. The preparing of the liquid in this medi- 

 cine bowl escaped my, notice. A number of nakwakwosis were 

 scattered over the sand mosaic. At the south end of each row of 

 crooks was placed an old Antelope skull with the horns and hide on. 

 On these were hung the bunches of head feathers, or nakwakwosis, 

 worn on the heads by the Snake priests, as well as the Antelope 

 priests in the public performance. These consist of a bunch of eagle 

 breath feathers, to the tips of which are tied small bluebird feathers, 

 of which again two and two are tied "together. The two tiponies are 

 made, as far as I could ascertain, of a round piece of bahko (lit., 

 "water wood," meaning cottonwood root), into the upper end of which 

 is inserted an old celt measuring about three and a half to four inches 

 in width and probably about eight inches in length. Around this are 

 placed some old eagle wing feathers that are tied to the piece of 

 bahko, the latter being closely wound with buckskin thong. Infor- 

 mation thus far obtained says that none of the tiponies belong to the 



• Also called tcoroci (bluebird blossom or flower). 



