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  ANNUAL. 
  REPORT 
  SMITHSONIAN 
  INSTITUTION, 
  1922. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  6. 
  — 
  Altar 
  of 
  the 
  Basket 
  Dance, 
  OwakUlti, 
  at 
  Sitcomovi. 
  This 
  altar 
  was 
  erected 
  in 
  a 
  

   kiva 
  and 
  consists 
  largely 
  of 
  slats 
  of 
  wood 
  decorated 
  with 
  symbols 
  (m>), 
  tied 
  together 
  

   and 
  held 
  in 
  place 
  by 
  upright 
  and 
  horizontal 
  rods. 
  Individual 
  cult 
  objects 
  designated 
  by 
  

   the 
  following 
  letters 
  : 
  a, 
  Sky 
  band 
  ; 
  o, 
  Eagle 
  of 
  the 
  Sun 
  ; 
  c, 
  Upper 
  Sun 
  with 
  lightning 
  ; 
  

   Lower 
  Sun 
  with 
  rays 
  of 
  the 
  four 
  world 
  quarters 
  ; 
  cs, 
  Corn 
  symbol 
  ; 
  d, 
  Frog 
  ; 
  e, 
  Tad- 
  

   poles 
  ; 
  /, 
  Star 
  symbol 
  ; 
  g, 
  Rain 
  clouds 
  ; 
  h. 
  Unknown 
  birds 
  ; 
  i, 
  Rabbit 
  ; 
  k, 
  Dragon 
  fly 
  ; 
  

   I, 
  Butterfly 
  symbol 
  ; 
  m, 
  Germ 
  God 
  in 
  form 
  of 
  corn 
  mound 
  ; 
  n, 
  Germ 
  Goddess 
  ; 
  o, 
  Little 
  

   War 
  God 
  ; 
  p, 
  Horns 
  worn 
  on 
  head 
  of 
  Owakiil 
  Maid 
  ; 
  T, 
  Tiponi, 
  badge 
  of 
  chief 
  ; 
  *, 
  Tok- 
  

   pela, 
  sky 
  god 
  ; 
  to, 
  Netted 
  disk 
  carried 
  in 
  hand 
  of 
  Owakiil 
  Maid 
  ; 
  as, 
  Tiponi, 
  badge 
  of 
  

   chief 
  ; 
  z, 
  Lightning, 
  

  

  