Nov., 1903. Oraibi Summer Snake Ceremony — Voth. 277 



have pity on us with rain. Now then, therefore, sixteen days after 

 to-morrow then these Snakes and Antelopes, if they have a good 

 heart, will celebrate or will agree on this (ceremony). Hence from 

 now we must not live at variance with each other (and be troubled).' 



If (perchance) some chief (cloud) with dropping rain have pity on 

 us and on that (by means of that) we subsist. Now, therefore, we 

 thus here from now (or henceforth) being concerned (about this), 

 being happy, being strong — shall (continue to) live. All people shall 

 henceforth live, being happy, being strong. 



The assistant then hands the tray to the kikmongwi who, my 

 informant says, repeats, practically the above talk, adding, however, 

 some words. This talk my informant did not know by heart. The 

 kikmongwi hands the tray to the crier and he to the Snake chief, both 

 of whom say essentially the same words as those already recorded, 

 adding, however, some words of their own, my informant says. When 

 all have prayed the smoking is repeated, as already described, and the 

 ceremony is over. 



The crier now takes the tray to the ancestral home of the Pakab 

 Sfyamii (Reed clan), where it remains over night. Early the next 

 morning the crier takes the tray, ascends to the roof of the house from 

 which the announcements of approaching ceremonies are made,^ 

 deposits the prayer offerings contained in his tray in a small shrine 

 that is situated on that roof, and then makes the announcement of the 

 approaching Snake ceremony in the following words: (SeeB, PI. 152.) 



tJma kwiniwui kiyungkamu ktikuiwa huwamU! tiwangae kiyung- 

 kamu ktikuiwa hdwamu! tatoo kiyungkamu klikuiwa huwamii! hdpoo 

 kiyungkamu ktikuiwa htiwamu! Hapi kush yahpinen shiihkop talat 

 €pak ima Tciitcutu, Tcdfcoptu kuwdnav unangway tawiyanigaq pasion- 

 aya. Owi passa talat akv, itam ka nanamahin unangwaykahkango 

 y^shwaqo; yan nap hakakwat mongwit yoiloki akw itdmui okwatotwaqo 

 put akw itam yep mdngwactotini. — M6ngwactotiniq6 tundtyaokahkango 

 yahpi y^shwani. — Shdpkawat sinom pai hahlaikahkango, ookdokah- 

 kango. 



FREE TRANSLATIOr^. 



You who live north, loom up, please! (You), who live west, loom 

 up, please! (You), who live south, loom up, please! (You), who live 

 east, loom up, please. Now then, after this, in sixteen days, these 

 Snakes, Antelopes, if they preserve a good heart, will conclude this. 



» The word in the Hopi is very comprehensive; it may mean worry (but with the idea that 

 such worrying is detrimental to others), quarrel, be at variance, etc. 



* This house is the ancestral home of the Kel Nyamu (Sparrow Hawk) clan, and of the Drab 

 Flute Society, whose altar paraphernalia are here kept. 



