Nov , 1903. OrAibi Summer Snake Ceremony — Voth. 329 



bered, consist of a single, undecorticated stick, painted red with 

 pulverized specular iron sprinkled over it, and having a bald eagle 

 wing feather tied to its upper end and a breath feather suspended 

 from it, and a corn-husk packet fastened to the stick with the feathers. 

 The stick is slightly pointed at one end. The wing feather is from 

 five to seven inches long. They were also sprinkled with the specular 

 iron (yalahai-i). When he had finished the bahos he spurted some 

 honey and smoked on them and then placed them on a tray. Later 

 he thrust them behind the bead strands of P6okong, and I understood 

 that some of them were offered to the different shrines along the race 

 trail by the two warriors the next morning. 



Besides these bdhos a number of nakwakwosis were made by or 

 for all participants, those for the younger members being made by the 

 older men. As nearly as I could ascertain, six nakwdkwosis were 

 supposed to be made by each man. 



In 1900 the following prayer offerings were made as far as recorded : 



Pahtinomtiwa, who it will be remembered, was acting as chief 

 priest, made the following: One double, light blue baho about six 

 inches long with a long "road" attached to it; five naalong-bahos 

 about five inches long, of the usual kind ; and three chochdkpis about 

 four and a half inches long. 



Q6tcvoyaoma made seven naalong-bdhos about six inches long 

 and four chochokpis somewhat shorter. 



Sikahongniwa made one nadlong-bdho and one chochdkpi, both 

 of the usual length. 



All made a number of nakwakwosis; the exact number made by 

 each man, however, was not ascertained, as some seemed to make some 

 for themselves and some for others, for instance, the younger mem- 

 bers; but as nearly as I could learn most of them made six nakwdkosis.' 



A number (seven) warrior bdhos were also made by Taldswahtiwa 

 and Sihohya. 



Some time in the forenoon several of the younger members are 

 sent^after cottonwood branches for the snake booth. In 1896 Sikaveima, 

 Talaswahtiwa, Sihohya, and H6veima were sent; in 1900 Sihohya, 

 Hoveima, and Macahongniwa. They put on the common ceremonial 

 kilt, moccasins, take with them the snake bag, a few nakwakwosis, 

 corn-meal, and hatchets (to cut off) and straps (to carry) the branches. 



• Considerable lack of regularity seems to exist with regard to the number of prayer offerings 

 made in Hopi ceremonies. While it is true that certain bahos and nakwakwosis, especially those 

 made by the leading priests and on special occasions, are made and disposed of in the same manner 

 in every reoccurring ceremony, a good deal of scope is left to the personal inclination and wishes of 

 the maker on other occasions. While preparing his prayer offerings the maker happens to think 

 about a special deity or "patron saint, or a feather that he happens to have left sets him to thinking 

 about one, and he makes an extra offering. This is true of bahos, but more so of nakwakwosis. 



