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slain enemies.* Behind the beads over the breast are many so-called 

 kal^htak (warrior) bahos which will be described later. The feet of 

 the idol are fastened to a block of wood. 



To the left of P6okong stands a smaller idol. There is perhaps . 

 no piece of Hopi religious paraphernalia, no matter how sacred, con- 

 cerning which I have had such great difficulty to find out what it is 

 and what it stands for, than this figurine. From almost every one 

 whom I have asked, even my best friends, who are members of the 

 Snake Fraternity, and — so it would seem — ought to know, I received 

 the stereotyped answer: We do not know. Some say it represents the 

 wife, others the sister, still others the brother of P6okong. Other 

 information from Hopi mythology, which tells us of a younger brother 

 of P6okong, would, of course, lead us to at once conclude that this 

 figure represents none other than that younger brother of P6okong. 

 But' why, then, this uncertainty in this case, when almost any Hopi, 

 acquainted with Hopi traditions and mythology, is well aware of and 

 speaks of this personage — P6okong's brother? It is not impossible 

 that further study will or may show that another deity is here repre- 

 sented. Good Hopi authority says it is Nay6ngaptumsi, the sister of 

 Mtiyingwa, the God of Germination and Growth. 



The figurine is also made of bahko (cottonwood root), but much 

 more crudely than P6okong. It has neither arms nor legs, and the 

 body is- painted in bands which run obliquely around the body. The 

 colors of the bands, commencing from above, are as nearly as could 

 be made out, as follows: red, green, white, red, green, yellow, green, 

 white, red, green, red, white, yellow, green, red.^ The bands are 

 separated by narrow black lines. On the head, the idol wears a ter- 

 raced cloud symbol. Around the body a string, to which many 

 nakwakwosis are tied. Behind this string, or belt, are thrust two old 

 bdho sticks. Also a tawahona is tied around the body. 



On each side and between the two idols stand four tohopkos (from 

 tdho, puma, or panther, and pohko, animal) of various sizes, and to 

 the right of P6okong lie on the floor the bull-roarers, lightning frames, 

 snake bags, two old ayas (rattles) like those used by the Antelope 

 dancers in the public dance, a number of snake whips, etc. A tray 

 with corn-meal and some hohoyaonga may also usually be seen near 

 the altar. 



In the Antelope kiva nothing of any importance takes place all 

 day. Usually only one or two men besides the chief priest make their 



•Such huriinkwas are worn by the Snake dancers in the other villages during the snake 

 washing and public Snake dance. 



' As the colors were darkened with age, and yellow was more of a light brown color, for which 

 the Hopi used a yellow ochre (pawisa), it was difficult to distinguish between the red and yellow. 



