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his vicar. After encircling the village from right to left, the party en- 

 ters the ceremonial chamber, Avheu the scalp is deposited before the 

 meal jiaiuting, the ho'naaite of the Knife Society having prepared the 

 painting and arranged the fetiches about it in the morning before going 

 to meet the victor. The two large stone images of Ma'asewe and 

 U'yuuyewe, which are brought out only upon the initiation of a victor 

 into the Society of Warriors, are kept in a room exclusively their o^\'n ; 

 these i)articu]ar fetiches of the war heroes are never looked upon by 

 women, conse(iuently they have remained undisturbed in their abiding 

 place a number of years, the exception being when all the fetiches and 

 paraphernalia of the cult of the Sia were displayed in 1887 for Mr. 

 StevensoD's and the writer's ins])ection. The members of the Knife 

 Society sit on the west side of the room and the Warriors on the east 

 side, the ho'uaaites of the societies sitting at the north end of either 

 line, each ho'naaite having his vicar by his side, and the victor by the 

 side of the vicar of the Warriors; he does not join in the song, but sits 

 perfectly still. At sunrise the scalp is washed in yucca suds and cold 

 water by each member of the Knife Society, and the victor's hands are 

 then bathed for the first time since the scalping, and he proceeds to 

 paint his body. The face and lower portion of the legs are colored red 

 and the remainder black, and galena is then spread over the greater 

 portion of the face. The Knife Society wears white cotton embroidered 

 Tusayau kilts and moccasins, and the Warriors wear kilts of unorna- 

 mented buckskin, excepting the fringes at the bottom and the pouch 

 made from the buckskin apparel captured from the enemy. The victor 

 wears the buckskin kilt, moccasins, and pouch, and lie carries a bow 

 and arrows in his left hand, and the pole with the scalp attached to it 

 in the right. Each member of the society also carries a bow and arrows 

 in the left hand and a single arrow in the right. The members of the 

 Knife Society have gourd rattles in their right hands and bows and 

 arrows in the left. The hair of all is left flowing. 



An arrow point is placed in the mouth of the victor by the ho'naaite 

 of the Knife Society, and they all then i)roceed to the plaza, the mem- 

 bers of each society forming in a line and the victor dancing to and 

 fro between the lines, raising the scalp as high as the pole will reach, 

 but he does not sing or speak a word. The numbers in the lines are 

 increased by the men of the village carrying war clubs and firearms, 

 keeping up a continual volley with their pistols and guns until the 

 close of the dance at sundown. The women are not debarred trom 

 exhibiting their enthusiasm, and they join in the dance. 



Upon their return to the ceiemonial chamber the scalp is again 

 deposited before the meal painting and the ho'naaite of the Knife Society 

 proceeds with the final epic ritual which completes the initiation of the 

 victor into the Society of Warriors, closing with these words : "You 

 are now a member of the Society of Warriors," and he then removes 

 the arrow point from the victor's mouth. The members, in conjunction 

 with the victor, respond "Yes! Yes! " 



