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TUSAYAN KATCINAS 



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nas and five' Katcinamaiias, and the masks of botli are ilhustiated In 

 figures 43, 14, and 4"j, wliile, one of the stalfs which they Ixne is rei)ie- 

 sented in figure 4(!. Tliey sang five songs called Oniowuh (cloud), 

 Yoivikka (swift), Pakwa (frog), Pawykia (duck), and Patzro ((luail). 

 An interesting feature which I had never before seen in Tusayan 

 abbreviated Katcinas was the uniuasketl dan(;e in the kiva.- 



The secret ceremonials in the kiva were as follows: The three 

 priests, who had previously bathed their heads in their own houses, 

 made the i);ih()S and luikwiikwocis. Two of thesis men made four 

 prayer sticks similar to those described in the \\'al])i ceremonial, and 

 one made a long single p4ho. These were deposited in a flat basket 



Fiii, 44-iIii8k of rawlkkatcina (side view). 



tray and smoked upon by those present. Before beginning tlio manu- 

 facture of the pahos the makers prepared themselves by a ceremonial 

 smoke.' At the same time that the puhos were made twenty-three 

 nakwiikwocis for the Katcinas and five for the Katcinamanas were 

 likewise manufactured. 



'It was said fliat there ought to have been six {po88it)ty one for oacli cardinal jioint) of these, who 

 are called Ciwiiata, 8ister.s of tlie Pawikkatcina.s. 



'I have not been jierniitled to see tlio unmasked dance of the K6ko in the Zufii kivas, where it is 

 common, and was glad to supplenieut my observations l>y tlie same in one of tlio Tusayan kivas. In 

 the Katcinas which I saw in 181)1 at Walpi Iliere was no dance in the kivas. 



^Tho pipe was pa.sscd ciM-eHionially aflcr hining been lit with a coal (burning corncob) brought by 

 a woman from a hou.se in Sitconiovi. In most ceremonials it is also prescribed that the makers of 

 p^ihos ah.all wash their heads before beginning their duties, but this takes place in their own 

 dwellings. 



