54 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



and looked westward, and ag-ain the feathers were waved about her, 

 and she was turned that the rains of the west and of all the world 

 mig-ht fall upon I'tiwanna. At the southwest corner the maiden looked 

 southward and w^as turned that the rains of the south and of all the 

 world mioht fall upon I'tiwanna; and again she stood at the southeast 

 corner and looked eastward and was turned that the rains of the east and 

 of all the world might fall upon I'tiwanna. The maiden then descended 

 into the ki'wi'sine, Bi"'si'si waving his feathers over her back as she 

 passed through the hatchwa3^ The same ceremon}^ was repeated over 

 each Corn maiden on the roof before she descended into the ki'wi'^sine. 

 The Corn maidens on entering the ki'wi'sine passed up the meal line 

 and sat on the ledge north of the line, each maiden sitting to the left of 

 the one who preceded her. After all were seated in the ki'wi'sine, the 

 pe'kwin dipped two eagle-wing feathers six times for the six regions 

 into a l)ovvl of medicine water which stood before the meal painting, 

 and sprinkled first the a'wan kiow'u (elder sister) Yellow Corn maiden, 

 by striking the plume held in the left hand with the one held in the 

 right. 



As soon as all the maidens had entered, Bi"'^^si^si with arms folded 

 appeared in the ki'wi*sine and, standing near the hatchway, spoke 

 Avith his lips, addressing the A'shiwanni: "Hom a'tJi'chu ko'naton sun'- 

 liakianap'kia (Aly great fathers, I greet you)." The A'shiwanni replied, 

 also with their lips: "Kets'anishi (All good come to .you)." Bi'^si'si 

 then left the ki'wi'sine, returning to Lu'kiana'kiaia'. Then the Yellow 

 Corn maiden accompanied the Kia'kwemosi to his home; the Blue Corn 

 maiden to the home of the Shi'wanni of the West; the Red Corn 

 maiden to the home of the Shi'wanni of the South; the White Corn 

 maiden to the home of the Shi'wanni of the East; the Multicolored 

 Corn maiden to the home of the Shi'wanni of the Zenith, and the Black 

 Corn maiden to the home of the Shi'wanni of the Nadir. Each maiden 

 bathed and rubbed her body hard from head to foot, and what of her 

 being she rubbed off she left with the shi'wanni whom she accom- 

 panied. Thus the Kia'kwemosi became the possessor of yellow corn, 

 the Shi'wanni of the West of blue corn, the Shi'wanni of the South 

 of red corn, the Shi'wanni of the East of white corn, the Shi'wanni of 

 the Zenith of nndticolored corn, and the Shi'wanni of the Nadir of 

 black corn. 



The Corn maidens returned to their home at Ke'yatiwa, and the 

 pe'kwin brushed the meal of the cloud symbol together with his eagle 

 plumes and, lifting it with his hand and plumes, deposited the meal in a 

 sacred meal basket, afterward throwing it into the river, to go to 

 Ko'thluw^ala'wa as an offering to the Council of the Gods. 



When that which the Corn maidens had left of themselves had been 

 planted, and the corn had grown a foot high, they were requested by the 

 A-'shiwanni to come again to I'tiwanna and dance, that the corn might 



