White] THE PUEBLO OF SIA, NEW MEXICO 141 
of the honawai’aiti; in column 3 which, if any, of the three kinds of 
curing ritual they are capable of; in column 4 whether or not they 
cure by sucking out objects that have caused an illness; in column 
5 whether the society has heart songs by means of which a stolen 
heart may be restored; in column 6 whether a society is always, 
sometimes, or never asked to take part in the communal curing cere- 
mony, or whether it might be so asked (Kwiraina, Gomaiyawic) ; 
in column 7 whether the society has both the wooden slat altar (atcin) 
~ and the sand painting (ha’atsi), or the latter only, or neither; in 
column 8 whether the society has both the corn-ear fetish (iariko) 
and the little figures of men or animals (paiyatyamo), or one of them 
only; in column 9 whether or not they have bear leg skins as a part 
of their curing equipment; and, finally, in column 10 whether the 
society can perform the ceremony to dispatch souls of the deceased 
back to the underworld. 
From our table it appears very definitely that Flint, Giant, and 
Fire societies are of the kind that are commonly called curing, or 
medicine, societies. And they are the only ones that are full-fledged 
medicine societies: they are full-honawai’aiti and have all the badges 
of this characteristic; they have the slat altar, sand painting, corn- 
ear fetish and bear leg skins; and they alone are capable of all three 
kinds of curing ritual, which means that they alone have the songs 
and ritual to restore a stolen heart; and they alone are always asked 
to perform the communal curing ceremony. 
Kapina and Snake societies also seem definitely to be curing soci- 
eties, although why the Snake society should have all of the badges 
of the honawai’aiti when it is only part honawai’aiti is not clear; this 
may well be an error of information. The position of the Koshairi 
society seems anomalous from the standpoint of Keresan custom in 
general. My data for Sia show it to be a curing society to some ex- 
tent, at least: it is said to be honawai’aiti, to have one iariko, and to 
do some curing; but, on the other hand, it has no wooden slat altar or 
bear paws, and has none of the “badges” of the honawai’aiti. 
Kwiraina and Katsina societies seem definitely not to be curing 
societies, which is in accordance with Keresan custom in general. The 
situation with regard to Gomaiyawic is curious: it is said to be part 
honawai’aiti and to do some curing, but it has none of the badges of 
the honawai’aiti, neither slat altar nor sand painting, no iariko and no 
bear paws. The Caiyeik society was declared to be part honawai’aiti 
and to be “able to cure,” but informants knew of no instance in which 
they had exercised curing functions. The Caiyeik is definitely a 
Hunters’ society. It has a ha’atsi, an iariko, and is said to have the 
leg skins of the mountain lion instead of the bear. 
