ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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Pl. I. A view of Siii, showing :i portion of villagi' in iiiius 8 



II. Plaza, Sia 10 



III. Sisters ; cleverest artists in ceramics in Sia 12 



IV. Grouji of Sia vases 14 



V. The Oracle 16 



VI. Stone house showing jilaster on exterior 22 



VII. Stampers at work 24 



VIII. Pounders completing work 26 



IX . I-iir-ri-ko, a Sia fetich 40 



X. Personal adornment when received into the third degree of offi- 

 cial membership in Cult society (./, Ko-shai-ri; />', Qner'rtiuna; 

 C, Snake society ) 70 



XI. H;i'-cha-mo-ni before plume ott'erings are attached (A, Hii'-cha- 

 mo-ni and official staff deposited for SOs'-sis-tin-na-ko; li, Hii- 

 charao-ni and official staff' deposited for the sun; C, Hii'-cha- 

 mo-ni and official staff deposited for the cloud ju'iest of the 

 north; D, H;i'-cha-mo-n' and official staff deposited for the 

 cloud priest of the west; E, Ha'-cha-mo-ni and official staff' 

 deposited for the eloud ]iriest of the zenith) 74 



XII. Ha'-cha-rao-ni with plume ott'erings attached (/■', H:'i'-cha-mo-ni 

 deposited for the Sia women of the north and of the west; G, 

 Hii'-cha-mo-ni offered to the cloud women of the cardinal 

 points; H, gaming block ottered to the cloud jieople; /, Hii'- 

 cha-mo-ni and official statt' deposited for the snake ho'-na-ai-te 

 of the north) 76 



XIII. HIi'-eha-mo-ni with plumes attached {A, deposited for cloud 



priest of the north; B, deposited for Ho-chan-ni, arch ruler of 

 tlie cloud priests of the world; r, deposited for cloud women 

 of the north; 7), bunch of plumes offered apart from Hii -cha- 

 Mio-ni; E, bunch of j)luuies offered apart from Hii'-cha-mo-ni).. 78 



XIV. Altar and sand painting of Snake society 80 



XV. Altar of Snake society 82 



XVI. Ceremonial vase 84 



XVII. Vice ho'-na-ai-te of Snake society 86 



XVIII. Altar and sand painting of Giant society (A, altar; />', sand 



paiuting) 90 



XIX. Altar of Giant society photographed during ceremonial 92 



XX. Ho'-na-ai-te of Giant society 94 



XXI. Sick boy in ceremonial chamber of Giant society 96 



XXII. Altar and sand painting of Knife society 98 



XXIII. Altar of Knife society photographed during ceremonial 100 



XXIV. Ho'-na-ai-te of Knife society 102 



XXV. Altar of Knife society, with ho -na-ai-te and vice ho'-na-ai-te on 



either side 104 



XXVI. Shrine of Knife society 108 



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