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Ko'shairi received directly from the suu valuable medicine for rain, 

 and so the songs of the Ko'shairi arc principally invocations for rain 

 to fructify the earth. 



Quer'riinna's ofBce is similar to that of the Ko'shairi, though his 

 dress is different, as he comes from the house of the moon and not the 

 sun. Besides the songs for rain the sun gave him the secret of the 

 medicine, which would not only make ha'arts but women pregnant. 



After the Sia, animals and Ka"suna entered this world, they being 

 led by the mother tJt'set, the Ka"suna were directed by tJt'sCt to go 

 to the west and there make their homes. Before their departure, how- 

 ever, masks were made to represent them. Ot'set sent Ko'shairi and 

 Quer'riiuna to the east, telling the former to make his home near the 

 house of the sun and the latter to make his house a little to the north 

 of the sun's. It will be remembered that Sus'sistinnako sent the sun to 

 this world before t^e advent of the Sia. Ko'shairi performs not only 

 the office of courier between the sun and Ka^suna, but is also medi- 

 ator between the Sia and the sun. (See PI. x.) 



Upon the departure of Ko'shairi and Quer'riinna, Ot'set organized 

 two orders bearing their names, to wait upon the personators of the 

 Ka"suna whenever they should appear. The representatives of Ko- 

 shai'ri and Quer'riinna are supposed to be the exact reproductions of 

 the originals. The body of Ko'shairi is painted white and striped in 

 black: that of Quer'ranna is half yellow and half white, dotted with 

 black crescents. Thus we see stripes and particolors as indicative of 

 the harlequin is of prehistoric origin. The hair of Ko'shairi is brought 

 to the front and tied with painted black and white corn husks. The 

 breech cloth is black cotton (PI. x A). Quer'ranna's hair is brought 

 forward and tied to stand erect (PI. x B). 



Whenever the Ka"suna appear in Sia they are attended by the 

 Ko'shairi and Quer'riinna, they waiting upon the Ka"suna, adjusting 

 any of their wearing apparel which becomes disarranged, etc. They 

 also play the fool, their buiibonery causing great merriment among 

 the spectators. 



After ridding the world of the destroyers of the peo])le, Ma'asewe 

 said 10 the ti'iimoni of Sia (the Sia were still living at the white house), 

 "2Sow that I have killed the bad people of the world it is well to 

 organize societies similar to those instituted by TJt'set in the lower 

 world, and learn from the animals the secrets of medicine." It must 

 be understood that all the animals were not bad. 



The lii'st society originated by ISIa'asewe was the His'tiiin or Knife. 

 This society being first, because it was through the power of the knives 

 or arrows given to the boys by the sun father that the enemies were 

 destroyed; His'tiiin, in this case, meaning the knife or arrow of light- 

 ning. 



The next society originated was that of the cougar, then followed the 

 societies of the bear, the skoyo (giant), the snake, and the ant. The 



