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their imehlo to tlicir own kiva, where they disrobed about (hnk. The 

 objeef ot' thi' exhitiitioii was to t'rif^hteii children who e.\hil>ite(l tear of 

 them, but children years of age or thereabouts weie soniewliat famil- 

 iar with them, and while it was evident they held the monsters in con- 

 siderable awe they tried to assume a bold front when receiving' the 

 seeds and snares.' 



At 8.30 a man ])ersoni tying' Tiimackatcina ran ihroujili W'aliii Ironi 

 the Monkiva toward Wala, emittinf? hoots as he went. A full half 

 hour after, about !• oclock, a jirouj) of masked but uncostnmed men 

 wiai)i)ed in blankets went to the kiva hatches and uttered most fero- 

 cious (jroaus for four or five minutes. This was done in an informal 

 manner, but was said to be i)rescribed cerenioTiially. 



Janiianj 30 — Between 7 and 8 oclock M'ik(jkuitkatcina emerged from 

 the Alkiva, passed around Walpi to the east end of the pueblo, and 

 then down throug-h tlie north lane, past Tntiwa's house, under the pas- 

 sageways back to the Alkiva. His body was painted white and lie wore 

 a blanket tied with a girdle (wukokwena), a fox-skin dangling at his 

 loins. Nothing was elicited in relation to this event. 



lietween 8 and 9 oclock uncostunied grou[)s of Tatcii'kti went to the 

 entrances of the kivas and laid them.selves prone upon the hatch, their 

 heads projecting over its edges. Several of them uttered their charac- 

 teristic growls and pretended to snarl at and worry one another, pos- 

 sibly imitating ferocious animals or monsters. One of them carried on 

 a dialogue with some one in the kiva. 



At 9 oclock Tlimac and two TuQwupkatcina (masked but uncos- 

 tunied) made the tonr of the pueblos, emitting iieculiar hoots. I'.etween 

 9 and 10 oclock Owana zrozrokatcina and Wupamokatcina api)earcd 

 separately, each making a solitary tour of the village. They were not 

 masked, but so wrapped in blankets that their masks were not visible. 



At 10 oclock the Ilauo clowns and Natiicka group came to Walpi 

 and performed the same ceremony as the Walpi group, which has been 

 des(!ribed. There was informal singing in all the kivas. 



fidiiudry ol — During this day the masks of Hililikatcina and Soyok- 

 mana were painted. After dark a masked man (Katcina not known) 

 rushed through the pueblo, and shortly after Tiimac and her two sons 

 (Tufiwupkatciua), uninasked, ran through the pueblo hooting. ^Vbout 

 9 oclock delegates from Sitcomovi, with a drum and rattles, made the 

 rounds of Walpi and carried on a dialogue with the kiva chief. 



At 10 oclock 18 Tcakwainakatcinas came to the Mi'tnkiva from 

 Hano. They were naked, save a breechcloth, but their bodies and 

 limbs were ornamented with white zigzag markings. They wore Jillets 

 of a <U»zen or more yucca bands around the head, and necklaces in pro- 

 fusion on their necks. They jiassed in smu'ession into the kivas. danc- 

 ing a few minutes in each, and returned home shortly before midnight. 



'Hahaiwuqti did not enter any of the houses, but merely went up the ladder two or three rungs 

 and ati>od there Just liijih enoujfh to Virinj; lier helmet on a level ivith the fir.st terrace. She then gave 

 her shrill hoot, and when the women liail brought out their children spoke to them iu higli falsetto. 



