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it is evident from their expressions that their minds and Ixxhes have 

 heen elevated ahove worldly thoui^hts. 



Whence come the rains so devoutly ])rayed for? \\y direction of 

 the Council of the (iods. the shadow people fill their vases and loui^- 

 necked i^ourtl jut;s from the waters of the six ret^ions, and. ascending- 

 to the upper plane, provided there are sufficient clouds to protect the 

 rain makers from view^ of the people of this world, they proceed to 

 water such i)ortions of the earth as have heen assii^ned to them by 

 the Council. The Tewa priests have given such close observation to 



Fig. 76. — Kiva of the Ice People, San lldefonso. X shows upper entrance. 

 Two trees are hy the hiwer entrance. This kiva is headquarters for the 

 liuffahi ceremonial. Photograph In- Mrs. Stevenson. 



the winds and clouds that they are quite weatherwise, and seldom 

 select a time for a rain dance, when rains do not follow. 



Zooic worship has to do with the healing of the sick, the beast gods 

 acting as mediators between man and the anthropic gods. The most 

 shocking ceremony associated with the zooic .worship of the Tewa 

 is the propitiation of the rattlesnake with human sacrifice to prevent 

 further destruction from the venomous bites of the reptile. The 

 greatest secrecy is observed and the ceremonies are j)erformed with- 

 out the knowdedge of the people except those directly associated with 

 the rite which is performed quadrennially. Although many legends 

 of the various Pueblos have pointed indirectly to human sacrifice in 



