IW THE SIA. 



dipped his eagle plumes twice consecutively into the medicine water, 

 invoking the cloud people to water the earth; and the vicar dipped his 

 feathers into the medicine water, making the most revolting sounds in 

 his efforts to invoke the cloud people; the boy sprinkled with the invo- 

 cation to the cloud people. The sprinkling was repeated alternately six 

 times by each of the members, the ho'naaite ijointing to the cardinal 

 points as he continued his exhortation to the cloud people. After re- 

 suming their seats they sang until midnight, when the ho'naaite placed 

 the ends of his feathers into his mouth and drew a breath and the 

 woman laid her wand to the east side of the meal painting. The cere- 

 monial closed with administering the medicine water, the ho'naaite 

 dipping it with a shell. Owing to the depleted condition of the society, 

 the duty of depositing the hii'chamoni and plume oflerings fell to the 

 ho'naaite himself. 



OTHER SOCIETIES. 



In addition to the thirteen cult societies of the Zuni they have the 

 society of the Kok'-ko, the mythologic society. 



It is obligatory that all youths become members of this society to in- 

 sure their admittaiice into the dance house in the lake of departed 

 spirits; first by involuntary and later by voluntary initiation. Females 

 sometimes, though seldom, join this order. While the Sia mythology 

 abounds in these same anthropomorphic beings, their origin is accounted 

 for in an entirely ditterent manner from those of the ZuBi. The Ka'- 

 *suna of the Sia were created by trt's6t in a single night in the lower 

 world.' These beings accompanied the Sia to this world, and upon their 

 advent here Crt'set directed them to go to the west and there make their 

 home for all time to come. 



They are solicited to use their influence with the cloud jieople, and 

 the dances of the Ka"suna are usually held for rain or snow. It is 

 the prerogative of the ti'iimoui to control the appearance of the Ka'- 

 'suna. When a dance is to occur, the ho'naaite of the Society of Quer'- 

 riinna selects such men and women as he wishes to have dance and holds 

 a number of rehearsals, both of the songs and dances. Those who are 

 the most graceful, and who have the greatest powers of endurance and 

 the most retentive memories for the songs, are chosen to personate the 

 Ka'*suna regardless of any other consideration. Both sexes, however, 

 must have been fiist initiated into the mysteries of the Ka"suna. 



Previous to initiation the personators are believed by the Sia to be 

 the actual Ka'*suna. The instruction continues from four to eight days, 

 and duiing this period c(mtinency must be observed, and an emetic 

 drank by the married men and wonien each morning for purification 

 from conjugal relations. 



Whenever the Ka"suua appear they are accompanied by their attend- 



1 There were other Ka"s&na, however, which were in the upper world before the Sia came. "While 



the Sia cau not account for their origin they are also personated by them. 



