40 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



Origin of the Clans 



It was at Han'^lipinkia that the A'shiwi received their clan names, 

 which originated in this wa}^: During their migrations the A'shiwi 

 traveled in groups, so when the Divine Ones decided that the people 

 should be gathered into clans they addressed each group, saying: "You 

 will take unto yourselves a name." Of one group he inquired " What 

 will you choose?" and they answered: '"We are the Pi'chikwe (Dog- 

 wood people).'' Another group having been questioned, they replied: 

 "We are the To'wakwe (Corn people). Others chose to be the 

 *Ko"loktakwe (Sand-hill Crane people), selecting this bird because it 

 happened at the time to be flaying by. Each name was chosen from 

 some object seen at the time, and the totem of each clan was cut on 

 the rock}" walls; many of them are to be seen at the present time. 



It has been mentioned that four fraternities were organized by the 

 Divine Ones soon after coming to this world. These were the Shi'- 

 wannakwe people, who do not fast from animal food, Ne'wekwe (Galaxy 

 people), *San'ia*kakwe (Hunters), and *IIle'wekwe (Wood people). The 

 mo'sona (director) of the Shi'wannakwe chose to belong to theTo'nakwe 

 (Turkey clan). The mo'sonaof Ne'wekAve chose the *Ko"lotakwe (Sand- 

 hill Crane clan); the mo'sona of 'San'iakiakwe also chose the ^To'wakwe 

 clan, and the mo'sona of "Hle'wekwe chose the *Ko"loktakwe, while his 

 pe'kwin (deputy) chose to belong to To'wakwe (Corn clan). Since 

 that time the a'mosi (directors) of these organizations have been 

 chosen from the original clans, and the deputy to the mo'sona of the 

 *Hle'wekwe must be of the C'orn clan. It is not permissible in these 

 cases, as it is with man}^ others, for a child of the clan to till the place.* 



The first clan to prepare te'likinawe (pra3'er plumes) was the 

 Pi'chikwe (Dogwood clan). These plumes are attached to slender sticks, 

 themselves called pichi'hlame, the last S3dlable coming from 4ila'wa- 

 psushle'a (making praj'er plumes). 



The Pi'chikwe clan was divided in the following manner: Yanowwu- 

 luha, pe'kwin to the Sun Father, placed two eggs in a sacred basket 

 of meal and deposited it on the floor before the et'towe^ of the A'shi- 

 wanni and requested all the people of the clan to choose an eg^. 

 All chose the beautiful blue egg\ none would have the more homely 

 one. But, alas! when the eggs were hatched the raven came from the 

 blue egg and the macaw from the other. Ya'nowwuluha then said to some 

 of the Pi'chikwe, "Henceforth you will be the Mu'la(macaw)Pi'chikwe." 

 Others of this clan he called Ka'ka (raven) Pi'chikwe. Ya'nowwuluha 

 sent the Mu'la to Mexico and with it a number of the Mu'la Pi'chikwe 



nPi'chi, from pi'chiko, dogwood (Cornus stolonifera); kvve (pi.) suffix, signifying people. 



6 A Shi'wi belongs to the mother's elan, and is regarded as the child of the clan to which his pater- 

 nal parent belongs The reader will bear in mind that whenever the child of a clan is mentioned in 

 this paper, reference is to the clan of the paternal parent. See List of clans. 



cSee A'shiwanni (Rain priesthood). 



