ILLUSTRATIONS, 



Pago 



Pl. I. A view of Sia, showing ii portion of village in ruins 8 



II. Pla/.a, Sia 10 



III. Sisters ; cleverest artists in ceramics iu Sia 12 



IV. Grouj) of Sia vases 14 



V. The Oracle 16 



VI. Stone house showing plaster on exterior 22 



VII. Stampers at work 24 



VIII. Pounders completing work 2tJ 



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



X. Personal adornment when received into third degree of oHiiial 

 membership in Cult society (A, Ko-.shai-ri ; B, Quer'-riiu-na; 

 C, Snake society 70 



XI. Hii'-cha-mo-ni before plume ofierings are attached (.1, hii'-cha- 

 mo-ni and official stall' deposited for Sils sis-tin-na-ko; /i, hii'- 

 cha-uio-ni and official staff' deposited for the .sun; (', hii'-cha- 

 mo-ni and official staff deposite<l for the cloud )>riest of the 

 north; D, hii'-cha-mo-ni and official staff deposited for the 

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



deposited for the cloud priest of the zenith) 74 



XII. Hii'-cha-mo-ni with plume offerings attached {F, hii'-cha-mo-ni 

 deposited fur the Sia woman of the north and of the west; '/, 

 hii'-cha-mo-ni offered to the cloud woman of the cardinal 

 points; If, gaming block offered to the cloud people; /, hii'- 

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

 of the north) 76 



XIII. Hii'-cha-mo-ni with plumes attached (.(, deposited for cloud 



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

 of the cloud priests of the world; (', deposited for cloud 

 woman of the north; D, bunch of plumes offered apart from 

 hii'-cha-nio-ni ; E, bunch of plumes offered apart from hii'-cha- 

 mo-ni) IX 



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; B, sand 



painting) 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 90 



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