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Room 34 is irregularly rectangular in shape; its floor is on the 

 level of the roof of kiva H. It has good masonry and a smoothed 

 stone sill with a groove cut in the upper surface for the slab that 

 formed the door. Its interior walls show evidences of plastering. 



Ivoom 35. situated on the same level as the kiva roof, has no win- 

 dow, but there is an opening directly into kiva H. Its roof is a con- 

 tinuation of that of the kiva, and has the old rafters, some still in 

 place, supporting a few- of the flat stones wdiich formed the upper 

 walls. As this chamber opens directly into the kiva, we may regard 

 it as a repository for kiva j)araphernalia ; °- the Hopi designate a simi- 

 lar chamber Katcinaklhti, " Katcina house.'' On the roof of this 

 room the writer set in place a smooth, ovoid stone with flat base, 

 artiflcially worked. Possibly this stone was formerly used as an idol. 



In Hano, a pueblo on the East mesa of the Hopi, masks are kept in 

 a special room back of a living room, a custom common to all the 

 Hopi. There is no evidence that the Clitf Palace people performed 

 masked dances. 



The most picturesque building of Cliff Palace is the round tower, 

 room 30, perched on a high rock overlooking kivas G and H. From 

 it the observer may have a fine view of the entire ruin and the can- 

 yon, especially the view down the latter, Avhich is unsurpassed. This 

 tower is not unlike other towers in the San Juan and Mesa Verde 

 regions, one of the most perfect of wdiich is that in Xavaho canyon, 

 repeatedly figured. This prominent tower is built of w^orked stones 

 laid in reddish mortar, and apparently was plastered both inside and 

 outside. It is two stories high, but is without a floor in the upper 

 story, or a roof. The theory in certain quarters that this round tower 

 formerly extended to the roof of the cave is not accepted by the 

 author, who believes that it Avas formerly only a few feet higher than 

 at present. The break in the upper wall adds much to its picturesque 

 character, which is likew ise increased by its association with neighbor- 

 ing buildings. The round tower has a doorway in its lower story, 

 and above is another smaller opening, possibly a window. Several 

 small peepholes are present on the western side. The sides of this 

 structure are symmetrical, its walls slanting gradually inward from 

 the base upward, and its vertical lines curving slightly on the 

 Avestern side. (PI. 4a, 11.) 



Room 37 is a well-preserved room with a metataki, or grinding bin, 

 in the middle. 



While rooms 38 and 31) appear to be living rooms, they present no 

 special i)eculiarities. The northern wall of room 39 was wholly un- 



" The Mongkiva at Walpi has such a chamber which is closed by a door and is opened 

 only whpn paraphernalia for certain ceremonies are desired. In the Warrior House at 

 Walpi there is a similar chamljer. ordinarily closely sealed, in which the fetishes of the 

 Warrior Society are kept. Masked dancers among the Pueblos are called Katcinas, and 

 the masks they wear would uaturaily be kept in a house (kihu) called " Katcinakihu." 



