514 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1918. 



Plate 7. The Sun God of the Katcinas. 



a, Personation of the returning Sun god of the Katcinas. 



b, Woman standing in doorway of home blessed by departing Sun. 



c, Shell tinklers on leggings of Sun god. 

 eft, Ceremonial blanket. 



cfc, Crook, symbol of the offering to the Sun god. 



e, Sprouting beans and vines, symbols of fructification. 



/, Feather. 



fs, Fox skin. 



g, Ceremonial kilt. 



hs, Stained red horsehair, symbol of sun's rays. 



k, Embroidered edge of ceremonial kilt showing rain cloud and falling rain symbols. 



I, Ladder. 



m, Wall of house. 



n, Stone stairs to upper rooms. 



o, Star symbol. 



p, Symbol characteristic of Sun's disk. 



s, Eagle beak characteristic of Sun's disk. 



sf, Staff with symbols of old man, Sun. 



tf, Eagle feathers. 



