Nov., 1903. OrAibi Summer Snake Ceremony — Voth. 321 



He then enters the spring, lowers the little netted gourd (mongwi- 

 kuru) into the water to the rim, sprinkles some meal into it from the 

 six cardinal directions, and then dips some water into it with the long 

 buzzard feather, also from the six ceremonial directions. He then 

 does the same with the corn-ear and then fills the vessel, whereupon 

 he leaves the spring and returns to the village, twirling the bullroarer 

 all the way until he arrives at the edge of the mesa. Arriving in the 

 kiva all say "Kwakwdi um plto" (Thanks, you have come). The chief 

 adds, Ita pas pai akw m6ngwact(^tini" (We must bring this to a con- 

 clusion).' The things are then placed on the floor north of the fire- 

 place and Tob^ngotiwa, assisted by some of the older priests, smoke 

 over them. Usually, however, as has already been observed, the 

 messenger does not return to the kiva, but remains at the place where 

 the race starts early the next morning. 



Nothing of importance occurs in either kiva after the ceremony, 

 smoking, talking, the evening meal, etc., occupying the evening until 

 the time for retirement.'* 



EIGHTH CEREMONIAL DAY. 



(TOTdiCA; FOOD PROVIDING.) 



The men in both kivas are stirring at a very early hour. At about 

 three o'clock the fire is built. The first to get ready is the messenger* 

 who got the water from a distant spring on the previous evening, and 

 the two kal^htakas (warriors) in the Snake kiva, who are to play a 

 conspicuous part in the proceedings of this and the next morning. At 

 about half-past three o'clock the warriors put on their snake kilts, 

 take the lightning frames and bullroarers and leave the kiva. Outside 

 they shoot the lightning frame toward the east and then go around 

 the kiva five times, twirling the bullroarers almost constantly. They 

 then proceed to the Antelope kiva and repeat the same performance. 

 Returning to their kiva they go around again three times twirling the 

 bullroarer. Entering the kiva they again shoot the lightning frame 

 and go around in an elliptical circuit, swinging the bullroarer several 

 times. They then take off their snake kilts. On one occasion the 

 chief priest came in at this juncture, seemingly just having gotten up, 



' See footnote 3 on page 41. 



» I find in my notes of 1896 the following observation: Before the Snakes had filed out a woman 

 brought some food which Si'bongwa took into the kiva, stepping into the deeper portion east of the 

 ladder, going around the fireplace and on to the elevated portion west of the ladder, depositing the 

 food on the floor. I do not remember ever having seen a female in either of the two kivas, with the 

 exception of the Antelope maids and some little novices. 



' Provided he did not remain in the valley when bringing the water the previous evening. 



