FLETCHER] SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH EITUALS 357 



II 



Give heed, my child, lift your eyes, behold the one who is ilymg here, 



Behold, my childl flying here to bring the last great gift to you. 



Give heed, my child. Look! Flies to bring the emblem the Father send.s. 



Ill 



Give heed, my child, lift your eyes, behold the one who is touching you. 

 Behold, my child! with the last great gift touching now your head; 

 Give heed, my child. Lookl Touches with the emblem the Father sends. 



IV 

 Give heed, my child, lift your eyes, behold the one who is placing here, 

 Behold, my child! on your head is placing now the sonship sign; 

 Give heed, my child. Look! Placing there the emblem the Father send.s. 



V 



Give heed, my child, lift your eyes, behold the one who has left on you. ' 



Behold, my child! left on you Tira wa's breathing feather sign. 



Give heed, my child. Look! On yon rests the emblem the Father sent. 



When the child was thus decorated, it was told to look at the reflec- 

 tion of its face in the bowl of water. To quote the words of the 

 Ku'rahus: "The little clii Id looks upon the water and sees its own 

 likeness, as it will see tliat likeness in its children and children's 

 children. Tlie face of Tira'wa is there also, giving promise that the 

 life of the child shall go on, as the water flows over the land." 



After this prophetic view, a black covering was put over the child's 

 head. The symbols were not for the people to see; they were holy and 

 belonged only to the powers. 



In the final disposition of the water remaining in the bowl there is 

 a hint of other and older rites, fragments of wiiicli appear in the 

 Hako ceremony. 



EIUHTEENTH RITUAL. FULFIL.MEXT PREFIGURED 

 Part I. Makinu thk Nest 



During the singing of tlie next .song the movements of the feathered 

 stems simulated the flight of eagles. The white eagle passed through 

 the line of warriors by the south, the masculine side of the lodge, and 

 the brown eagle by the north, the feminine side. The white eagle 

 flew back and forth in front of tlie warriors, enacting the protecting 

 dut}' of the male, while the brown eagle flew to tlie fireplace and 

 made a circle, a nest, at eacli of the four directions. 



Tlie location of these four nests, coiresponding to the four |)aths^ 

 indicated a desire that the powers might descend on them. Tliis 

 desire was also manifested by the outlining of the circles witli down, 

 the symbol of the high clouds " which float near the abode of Tira'wa." 

 The bits of fat dropped within the circles were not only a prayer for 

 l)lenty. but also a jiiomisc thai the i)rayer would lie gi'aiitcd. 'I'jie 



