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27. Hatch-way of the Snake kib-va. A man is seen entering. 



28. Ka-tci-na dance, called the &quot; Good-bye of the Ka-tci-nas.&quot; 



29. Objects used in the Mam-zrau-ti ceremony, a dance of women, which takes place 



in October. (1) Offering to the Whirlwind god; (2) head ornament of hawk s 

 feathers and horsehair, emblematic of the sun ; (3 and 4) the two faces of a 

 screen called a moisture tablet, which is carried on the back ; 3, the obverse ; 

 4, the reverse. The two disks are miniature food symbols offered to the gods 

 of the cardinal points. 



30. Articles used in the ceremony held to light the new fire. (1) Head ornament of 



a novice whom they are about to initiate; (2) the Virgin of the Dawn, 

 patroness of the ceremony of the new fire; (3) offering to the god of Fire; 

 (4) offering to the god of War. These are of wood, aud are placed on the 

 ground before the ceremony begins. (5) Standard of the ceremony of the new 

 fire ; (6) implements which are used to light the new fire ; (7) the ears of corn, 

 which correspond to the four cardinal points, the upward, aud the downward. 

 These are hung up in the kib-va while the ceremony of lighting the fire is 

 going on. 



31. Row of shields, corresponding to the four cardinal points, the upward, and the 



downward, one additional. They are used in the ceremony of the Su-my-ko-li. 



32. Standard which is suspended over the kib-va of the Antelope while the secret 



Snake rites are being celebrated. 



33. Standard which is suspended over the Snake kib-va during the same rites. 



34. The four slabs of clay and wood, corresponding to the four cardinal points, 



which are used in the ceremony of the Flute. They all have symbolic figures 

 of the cloud, the lightning, and the rain. 



35. Pillar, or primitive solar gnomon, for determining the time of the religious 



dances. 



36. Plume or feathers, worn on the head by the members of a warrior society. 



37. Butterfly virgin, clay tile used in the ceremonies in which the adventures of 



the Snake hero during his journey under the earth are dramatized. It has the 

 cloud, butterflies, and tadpoles depicted on it. 



38. Shrine, with door closing the room, 



39. Shrine under a great cliff. 



40. Two wooden fetishes of the ceremony of the Flute. 



41. Staff of the Ma-lo-ka-tci-na. The dancers carry it in their hands. The ear of 



corn represents the mother, the feathers the four cardinal points. 



42. Snake whip. The handle has the Great Serpent (Feathered Serpent) engraved 



and painted in green on it. The feathers are from an eagle s tail, and each has 

 a bluebird s feather at its extremity. 



43. Pa-hos, or sacred offerings of the Snake ceremony. The largest is of the length 



of the arm from the heart to the extremities of the fingers ; the smallest is the 

 length of the middle finger. *Both have the four feathers corresponding to 

 the north, west, south, and east. 



44. Ka-tci-na-ma-na, or man dressed like a woman to take part in the religious 



dances. 



45. &quot;Clay-head&quot; priest. 



46. Bower erected in the plaza of the pueblo of Wal-pi during the ceremony of the 



Flute. 



47. Zuiii dancer, with mask. 



48. Adobe ball with the figure of the Serpent. The Snake priests carry this as a 



charm on their shoulder belts, and make it with great ceremony. 



49. Large pipe which the priests of the Serpent smoke during the baptism of the 



Snakes. This pipe has the cloud and the lightning depicted upon it. 



50. Standard of the priesthood of the Flute. 



51. Offering of a Zuni warrior priesthood. 



