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78. Image of Navajo Ka-tci-ua. The Navajoes are nomad Indians, neighbors of the 



Ho-pi. The former have taken many gods and rites from the latter. 



79. Image with a &quot; phallic&quot; symbol on its breast. 



80. Image of a Navajo god. 



81. Image of the Flute Ka-tci-na. The order of the Priests of the Flute, consisting 



of two organizations, celebrates every two years a very elaborate festival of 



nine days, previously described. 

 82 and 83. Images of ancient Ka-tci-nas. 

 84 and 85. Images of Navajo Ka-tci-nas. 



86. Image of the Ho-tcan-e, a very important personage in the ceremonies. 



87. Image of a Navajo Ka-tci-na. 



88. Image with the emblems of the owl. 



89. Unknown image. 



90. Image of the wolf Ka-tci-na, comrade in war, and for this reason painted red. 



91. Image of Sa-li-ko-ma-na, or virgin of the corn. The tablet on the head is called 



&quot;nak-tci&quot; and represents the clouds, each color corresponding to one of the 

 cardinal points in the following order: north, yellow; Avest, green; south, 

 red; east, white; up, black; down, spotted. (with dots). 



The white dresses represent the wedding blanket, and the dark ones below, 

 the ordinary tunics or blankets. 



92. Image of Sa-li-ko-ma-na. 



93. Image of Sa-li-ko-ma-na. 



94. Image of Sa-li-ko-ma-na. 



95. Image representing a glutton priest inside of ajar. Similar idols are used at 



the December festival, for which several jars with wooden snakes are pre 

 pared ; they are placed in front of the altar, and at intervals, the snakes are 

 made to leap from the jar in which they are placed. 



96. Wooden birds used in a ceremony called that of the &quot;Flute,&quot; which alternates 



with the serpent dance in August. Six of the birds serve to typify the cardi 

 nal points. 



97. Reproduction of an antelope in wood. 



98. Birds used in the religious rites. One of them can be made to move its wings by 



means of a rod placed inside of the tube on which it is fastened. 



99. Image of the gourd Ka-tci-na. 



100. Image of the star god. 



101. Image of a mythological hero. 



102. Image of Ko-kly-ka-tci-na. 



SAND MOSAIC OR DRY PAINTING. 



103 to 105. Pictures called sand mosaics, prepared with sand of six colors in the 

 &quot;estufas,&quot; or sacred rooms, during the religious ceremonies. The chiefs make 

 them on the ground, in front of the altar, at fixed periods, and with regard to 

 certain rules. The colors which are used are yellow, green, blue, red, white, 

 and black, brown being also permitted to be used. They are emblematic 

 of the cardinal points, north, west, south, east, up, and down. 



103. The picture on the left is that which is made in the La-la-kon-ti, a festival held 



by the women in September in honor of the god of germs. The figure on the 

 left is the star god; that on the right, the patroness of the ceremony, called 

 La-kon-ma-na or La-kon virgin. She is represented carrying in her hand a 

 small basket like those suspended on the wall. The accompanying pamphlet 

 contains a description of the La-la-kon-ti and the rules relative to these sand 

 mosaics. 



104. 105. The other two sand pictures are those which adorn the altar of the &quot;estufa&quot; 



of the priests of the Antelope and of the Serpent during the biennial celebra 

 tion of the serpent dance. The central mosaic is a symbolic representation of 

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