PL. CLXXVII. 



A. One of the Snake priests leaving the kiva to get Cottonwood branches for 

 the snake booth. In his left hand he carries a snake bag and snake whip, in the 

 blanket a hatchet to chop off the branches and a rope to tie them up and carry 

 them with. 



B. A Snake priest taking into the kiva a child who is supposed to be under 

 the influence of the snake charm— in this case a swelling of and pain in the ab- 

 domen—and who is to be discharmed in the kiva, which is effected by rubbing and 

 sucking the child on the part of the priests. 



