Nov , 1903. Oraibi Summer Snake Ceremony — Voth. 289 



appearance in the kiva on this day. All either get wood or work in 

 their fields, but eat and sleep in the kiva. The chief priest sometimes 

 cards some cotton and smokes occasionally when being in the kiva. 



SECOND CEREMONIAL DAY. 



(SHUSH TALA; ONCE LIGHT OR DAY.) 



The men arise at an early hour. Some one usually builds a small 

 fire to light the pipes from. One after the other then squats down 

 near the fireplace and smokes a while. Not infrequently the one or 

 the other then runs to his field to look after his crops or melons. On 

 one occasion a snake had gotten out of a snake bag and the crackling 

 of the dry piki on the banquette indicated its whereabouts. Qdtcvoya- 

 oma, who had brought it in the previous day, called it ivohko (my 

 animal) and soon captured it and put it into one of the buckskin snake 

 bags. 



Shortly after sunrise the Chief Snake priest again proceeds to the 

 Antelope kiva for the mutual morning smoke with the Chief Antelope 

 priest. The latter fills and lights the pipe, and after both have smoked 

 it empty, cleans it and utters a prayer. The Snake priest then fills and 

 lights his pipe, and both smoke it, always exchanging terms of rela- 

 tionship. When they have done, he cleans the pipe and places it on 

 the floor. Whether he then also utters a prayer, my notes do not 

 state, but from analogies I infer that he does. My notes of 1900 say 

 that he did not, but in that year a new chief priest acted for the first 

 time, and it may have been an omission on his part. After the smok- 

 ing the two men generally chat a few minutes, whereupon the Snake 

 priest picks up his tobacco bag, the Antelope priest expresses a good 

 wish which the Snake priest returns and the latter then goes back to 

 the Snake kiva. Before he ascends the ladder, however, he stops and 

 says: "fta clikaolcahlcang tapkinawicni" (We happily go forth towards 

 the evening). It may here be remarked that at the conclusion of the 

 evening ceremonies, he says: "Ita ctikaokahkang tal6ongnawicni" 

 (Happily we go forth towards the morning). In the Snake kiva he 

 usually smokes again, in which others sometimes join him. At break- 

 fast the men return from the fields and all then eat the morning meal 

 together. Every man is supposed to place a small morsel of food 

 before the fetishes. After breakfast smoking is indulged in, mocca- 

 sins are repaired, nakwakwosis made for the snake hunt, etc. At about 

 half-past ten o'clock, the men paint up again, and put on their kilts, 

 take their snake whips, snake bags, corn-meal, shipwikas or sticks. 



