STEVENSON] REDISCOVERY OF CORN MAIDp:Nb' 53 



After announcing the arrival of the Corn maidens. Bi*'^si*si left the 

 ki'wi^sine with the yellow te'likinane (sing-ular of te'likinawo) and, 

 planting- it, he returned to the kiwi'sine for the ])lue te'likinane, 

 which he planted a short distance beyond the yellow one. Returning 

 to the ki'wi'sine, he took the red te'likinane, which he deposited a 

 short distance beyond the blue. Again returning to the kiwi*sine, he 

 took the white te'likinane and placed it a short distance be^yond the 

 red one. He then secured the ever^^-colored te'likinane and stood it in 

 place, and went for the black te'likinane and placed it a short distance 

 bej^ond the everj^-colored one, near Pau'tiwa. The gods, being now 

 in human form, were sitting south of the Corn maidens, who stood in 

 line east and west. After depositing the last one, Bi""si^si passed 

 from left to right around Pau'tiwa and the Corn maidens. 



A'wan ta'chu Ko'j^emshi then went to I'tiwanna and returned to 

 Ku'shilowa, preceded by the pe'kwin (deputy to the Sun Father). He 

 circled round the Corn maidens and Pau'tiwa from left to right and 

 took his position back of Pau'tiwa, who was now standing in line with 

 the Corn maidens. Bi*'*si*si stood before Pau'tiwa and the pe'kwin 

 was I)efore Bi^'si'si. In this order the four proceeded to I'tiwanna, 

 followed by the Corn maidens. 



The pe'kwin entered the ki'wi'sine and took his seat north of the 

 meal painting. Pau'tiwa, following, passed up the meal line to the 

 cloud symbol, then around by the north side of the painting and sat in 

 line with the A'shiwanni, imraediatel}' back of the meal painting. He 

 remained in the ki'wi'sine but a short time, not removing his mask 

 while there. The pe'kwin smoked a cigarette, taking a whiff or two 

 at a time, and waved it with an upward motion over Pau'tiwa. Each 

 shi'wanni afterward sprinkled Pau'tiwa's mask with meal, and Pau'- 

 tiwa passed down the south side of the room, throwing meal before 

 him as he proceeded, and then ascended the ladder from the west 

 side.'^' On leaving the ki'wi'sine Pau'tiwa returned directly to Ko'th- 

 luwala'wa. When a short distance west of I'tiwanna he again assumed 

 the form of a duck.'^ 



The Corn maidens ascended, one by one, to the roof of the ki'wi'sine, 

 where Bi'^si'si awaited them. Each maiden first went to the northeast 

 corner of the roof and faced north, while Bi"*si^si waved his two eagle 

 plumes about her, turning her completely around by his manipulation 

 of them, that the rains of the north and of all the world might fall 

 upon I'tiwanna. The maiden then passed to the northwest corner 



a In descending the ladder of a ki'wi'sinC one always steps from it on the right side, but it is. 

 ascended from the opposite side. 



bThii gods assume forms other than their own when they come up from Ko'thulwahv'wa. 

 Nothing would induce a Zufii to shoot at game anywhere near Ko'thluwala'wa because of his 

 feiir that the animal might be an assumed form of a god. 



