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(north) ki'wi'sine to greet the g'ods, who wore their masks to Iti'wanna. 

 but removed them on entering the ki'wi'sine. A'wan ta'^chu ((xreat 

 Father) Ko'A^emshi, addressing the A'shiwi, said, ""Now you will look 

 well at these masks." Pau'tiwa's mask was the tirst examined. Kia'- 

 kwemosi, who belonged to the Dogwood clan, receiving it from the 

 hands of Pau'tiwa, and inspecting it closely, said "'Thanks, my 

 child."" Afterward he made a counterpart of the mask worn hy 

 Pau'tiwa. 



Tiie mo'sona (director) of the Ne'wekwe fraternity examined the 

 mask of A' wan t:i"chu Ko'yemshi and copied it: others of this fi'a- 

 ternity copied the remaining nine masks of the Ko'yemshi. Then 

 A'wan ta'*chu Ko'yemshi, desiring to organize a fraternity by whom 

 the gods should be personated, said: "I wish a Ko'mosona,'' a Ko'pek- 

 win (deputy to the Ko'mosona), and two Ko'i)i'"Mashiwanni (warriors to 

 the Ko'mosna and Ko'pekwin)."' The Kia'kwemosi tirst chose a man 

 of Deer clan, saying: '' My child of Deer clan, I wish you to be the 

 Ko'mosona of the Ko'tikili." And to another of the same clan he said: 

 ''My child, I wish you to be Ko'pi^lashiwanni to the Ko'mosona." 

 And selecting a man of Badger clan, he said: "^Nh^ child, T choose you 

 to be Ko'pekwin to the Ko'mosona." And he chose another of the 

 same clan to be Ko'pi''tlashiwanni to the Ko'pekwin. 



The tirst body of the A'shiwanni then left the ki'wi'sine, and the 

 newlv appointed Ko'mosona divided tlie A'shiwi, regardless of clan, 

 among the six ki'wi'siwe, to which the}' were to remain permanently 

 allied. A'wan ta'Vhu Ko'yemshi then directed the gods whose masks 

 had not ))een examined to separate and go to the other live ki'wi'siwe, 

 where their masks should be copied. There were six Sha'lako (giant 

 couriers to the rain-makers), and one was designated for each ki'wi'sine. 

 The Council of the Gods, a Sha'lako, some of the Kor'kokshi. a body 

 of *Cha'kwena, and the SiiFimobiya (warrior and seed-gatherer) of 

 the North remained in He'iwa (north) ki'wi'sine. A Sha'lako, Sal'imo- 

 bi^-a of the West, and a number of Kor'kokshi went to Mu'he'wa 

 (west) kiwi*sine. A Sha'lako. a mnTi1)er of Kor'kokshi, Sal'imobiya 

 of the South, Mu'luktilkia, and the Kian'akwc went to Chu'pawa 

 (south) ki'wi'sine (^l, plate x). A Sha'lako, other Kor'kokshi, a body of 

 Wa'tem'la, and Sal'imobiya of the East went to O'he'wa(east) ki'wi'sine. 

 A Sha'lako, a body of ^Cha'kwena, other Kor'kokshi, and Sal'imobiya 

 of the Zenith went to Up"sannawa (ziMiith) ki'wi'sine. A Sha'lako. a 

 body of Wa'temMa, others of the Kor'kokshi, and Sal'imobiya of the 

 Nadir went to He'kiapawa (nadir) ki'wi'sine.^ 



«It must be borne in mind that these gods were the children of the A'shiwi. 



'> Ko, frum Kok'ko: mo'soiia, director. 



c Since the organization of the Ko'tikili every male child must become a member of this fraternity 

 in order to enter the sacred dance house in Ko'thluwala'wa. A dramatization of the coming of 

 the gods to rtiwanni occurs quadrennially, when the children receive involuntary initiation into 

 the Ko'tikili. 



