Nov., 1903. Oraibi Summer Snake Ceremony — Voth. 317 



chochokpis, Karzhongniwa assisting him. Four of each of these were 

 placed on the west side of the sand mosaic, again to be deposited the 

 next morning. What was done with the others was not definitely 

 ascertained — most of them were sent away to distant places. 



Kiwanhoya made two black chochokpis, about fourteen inches 

 long, four short ones, about five inches long, four double green bdhos, 

 two wheels, and he finished two qongdtkis (cylinders), already 

 described on a previous page. The wheels are made- of the leaves of 

 a plant called in Hopi "wipo. " First a ring from two to three inches 

 in diameter is formed of some of the narrow leaves, and this ring is 

 wrapped within another leaf, and the whole is then painted black. 

 Into two sides of the wheel are thrust four duck feathers and to a 

 third side is fastened a nakwakwosi of a duck feather. One of these 

 two wheels and one cylinder, Kiwanhoya tied to one of the long 

 chochokpis, the other cylinder and wheel he tied to the other 

 chochokpi, and then placed one on each side of the medicine bowl. 



Mokahtiwa made four pdhus, the strings of which he painted red. 



Thus far, my notes on the proceedings in the Antelope kiva 

 during the forenoon. We now again proceed to the Snake kiva to 

 note the events transpiring in that chamber in the afternoon. 



Besides repairing of moccasins and other paraphernalia, and spin- 

 ning of cotton, four lightning frames (see PI. 165) are repaired for use 

 by the two warriors. As this is not a regular snake hunting day, 

 some of the men sometimes go out in the afternoon, still trying to find 

 some snakes. Some hunting was done every year except in 1896. At 

 about three o'clock, Macangontiwa takes a tray containing, as nearly 

 as I could learn, the flat bdhos, the warriors' bahos, four or perhaps 

 six double green bahos, and a number of nakwdkwosis which have been 

 made in the Snake kiva, also a bullroarer, some honey and meal, and 

 repairs with this tray to the Antelope kiva, where he and the Antelope 

 chief smoke over them. A part of them are then handed to one of the 

 Antelope priests, who is to take them to a distant place, as will be 

 presently described more fully; the rest he takes back to the Snake 

 kiva, placing the tray on the floor near the altar. Nothing of special 

 importance transpires after this in the Snake kiva. When the time 

 for the evening ceremony approaches the Snakes again redaub their 

 bodies, comb their hair, put on their common kilts, and proceed to 

 the Antelope kiva in the manner already described. 



Nothing of any special importance occurs in the Antelope kiva 

 during the first part of the afternoon. Besides the usual four green 

 and four black bdhos that are lying on the west side of the sand 

 mosaic I noticed on one occasion two green bahos and one large 



