278 TUSAYAN KATCINAS (ktii.asn.15 



ited in the palinki all tlie offcriiifrs that lie had received, after which he 

 returned to the .Miinkiva, divested liimself of hi.s ceremonial disf^uises, 

 and went home. 



At 2 p. m. the Niivak (snow) Katcinas came Irom the Nat-ahki, led 

 by Soyoko. They were nine in number and were accom])anied by a 

 drummer. All wore biifi-ht jjluniafje on their lieads and their masks were 

 painted green and white, but that of the drummer was pink. They 

 were adorned with many necklaces, and wore white kilts and gray fox- 

 skins. Yellow strii)es were i)ainted on the shoulders, the forearm, 

 on each breast and the abdomen, and the bodies of all were stained red. 



After singing and dancing for about live minutes, nine clowns (Ta- 

 tcii'kti) came from the Alki\a and dancc^l madly around the court, at 

 first independently, but finally keeping step with the Ivatcinas. They 

 joined in line one behind the other, each grasping the uplifted leg of the 

 man iu front of him, and then tumbled pell-mell over one another, 

 shouting and laughing as they did so.' 



At 2.20 a personification of Tcavaiyo, arrayed iu a conical black mask 

 with globular eyes and great teeth, entered the kiva. He cariicd a how 

 and arrows in his left hand and a saw in his right. His forearms and 

 legs were i)aiiited black with white spots. This monster dispersed the 

 clowns, during which many Zuni words were uttered. 



At 2.50 the Katcinas again returned and repeated their former dance 

 in the same way as described. The antics of the Tatcii'kti continued, 

 and the Katcinas appeared again at 4.20 j). m. ; then later at 5, when 

 they all departed, not to return. When the Katcinas retired to Wik- 

 ytltiwa's house at 4 oclock the clowns went down into the Alki\ a and 

 returned in their characteristic procession, the drummer in front, the 

 other eight in two lines of four persons. Each carried on his back a 

 large bundle composed of a fine blanket, cotton cloth, yarn, and all 

 kinds of textile articles of value. One also had the four cones wliich 

 they had used the night before and a tray of shelled corn of all colors, 

 mixed with various kinds of seeds. They laid the tray in the center of 

 the court and spread a blanket beside it, on which they placed all their 

 bundles. One of tlieir number then piled the cones, one on top of 

 another, and while he was doing this the drummer rapidly beat his 

 drum, while the others shook their rattles and sung vigorously. When 

 the cones had been set up one of the men sought out a girl and brought 

 her to them and told her if she would take hold of the lowest cone with 

 both hands, raise the pile, and set it back in place without letting any 

 of the cones fall she should have all the wealth i»iled on the blanket. 

 But the least jar tumbled the cones down, and each one of the half dozen 

 or more girls to whom they made the same ofter failed in turn. Then 

 they invited the youths to try, and several essayed, but none were able 

 to pei'form the feat. So the prize, doubtless designedly, was left in the 

 original owner's hands. They then brought a blanket full of hoyiani 



' The perforinancL'.s with the clowu.s were not imlike otliiTS in which they appear. 



