Nov., 1903. Oraibi Summer Snake Ceremony — Voth. 301 



hunt. But the time for the evening ceremony in the Antelope kiva 

 approaching, all washed their hands, combed their hair, renewed their 

 body decorations, and got their snake whips ready. Puhfinomtiwa 

 took from the large snake bag a small snake (a racer) and placed it in 

 one of the small bags for use in the ceremony. At a quarter of six 

 o'clock, Macangontiwa picked up this bag and a snake whip for each 

 participant in the ceremony, all took some sacred meal in the right 

 hand, and then they proceeded to the Antelope kiva. Having entered 

 this kiva they stopped at the foot of the ladder, Macangontiwa 

 expressed a good Wish, all sprinkled their meal on the altar, and then 

 squatted down on the floor along the banquette on the west side of 

 the kiva. The Antelope men were all in their places, Tob^ngotiwa 

 standing at the north-west corner of the altar, the Antelope youth and 

 maid north of the altar, the sprinkler and tobacco chief on the south 

 side, and the rest sitting along the east banquette of the kiva. 



After having thus briefly recorded the proceedings during this day 

 in the Snake kiva we are ready to take a seat on the banquette of the 

 Antelope kiva and watch and record what transpires in that chamber 

 during this day, and as this is probably one of the most important 

 days in the Antelope kiva, the notes of 1896 and 1898 will be given 

 separately, the same as those pertaining to the events in the Snake 

 kiva. 



4.— PROCEEDINGS IN THE ANTELOPE Kl'VA IN 1896. 



The happenings in this kiva before breakfast, including the mutual 

 smoke with the Snake priest, have already been mentioned under 

 "General Remarks." 



It has already been stated that Tob^ngotiwa commenced to cut 

 sticks for bdhos at an early hour. In this he was soon joined by an 

 old man called Sihongniwa. They made the following bdhos: 

 Tobengotiwa made six double green bahos, one stick being male, one 

 female, all having black tips and being about four and one-half inches 

 long; one baho of the same kind, but about two inches longer. He 

 also made twelve nakwakwosis of large turkey feathers, four of small 

 turkey feathers, and four of small eagle feathers, all of which he stained 

 red. He also made a ptihu, consisting of a cotton string to one end 

 of which is fastened a large eagle breath feather and one of each of, 

 the six world quarter feathers, oriole, bluebird, parrot, magpie, 

 topdckwa (unidentified), and dsya (unidentified), or at least as many of 

 these as the priest has or can procure. The string is then moistened 

 with honey and rolled in corn-pollen and later tied to the long double 

 green bdho. Sihongniwa made two chochokpis about fourteen inches 



