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tiful medicine bowl and covered with a white embroidered cotton 

 kilt. 



The Corn maidens danced from daylight until night. Those on 

 the north side, passing around by the west, joined their sisters on the 

 south side, and, leaving the hiim'pone, danced in the plaza to the 

 music of the choir at the southeast corner of the ham'pone. After they 

 had all returned to their places the maidens on the south side, passing 

 by the west, joined their sisters on the north and danced in the plaza 

 to the music, not only of the choir on that side, but also of the group 

 of trumpeters led by Pa'yatamu. The maidens were led each time to 

 the plaza by either their elder sister Yellow Corn maiden, or the 

 Blue Corn maiden, and they held their beautiful *hla'we in either hand. 

 The Corn maidens never appeared again to the A'shiwi, for soon after 

 the dance described they were destroyed })y the great fire which swept 

 over the earth." 



Origin of Animal Fetishes 



After the A'shiwi settled at Ttiwanna, U'yuvewi and MaVai'lenia 

 lived with their grandmother at Shop'^ilua yallakwi, not far from 

 I'tiwanna. While these diminutive Gods of ^Var were great in heroic 

 deeds they were also very mischievous. On one occasion when they 

 appeared in I'tiwanna U'yuyewi took his position on the east and 

 Ma*sai'lema stood on the west, opposite his brother. The elder held 

 his game of ho'kiamonne close to his breast and, calling to his 3'ounger 

 l)rother. requested him to catch the ball of the game, which he would 

 roll to him. After Ma^sai'lema received the ball he returned it to his 

 elder brother in the same manner. Ma*sai'lema had the games of ti'- 

 kwane and sho'liwe, which he held to his breast. Each one had a tur- 

 quoise rabbit stick, which the boys of the village observed with env^y. 

 U'3'uyewi threw his rabbit stick cutting his younger brother open 

 from throat to a])domen, and ]NJa*sai'lema fell. U'yu3'ewi patted his 

 hand over his mouth, giving the war whoop, but not loud, and pressed 

 his hands upon his brother, and Ma'sai'lema rose unharmed. Then 

 Ma'sai'lema threw his stick at his elder brother, cutting him across the 

 waist, and U'yuyewi fell as one dead. Ma^sai'lema hastened to him, 

 repeated the war whoop, and pressed his hands to his elder l)r()ther, 

 and he arose unharmed. The A'shiwi 3'ouths looked on amazed, and 

 begged that they might use the rabbit sticks, but U'yuyewi and Ma'sai'- 

 lema replied: "The}^ are for us alone; these are our games." ^ 



"The 'Hla'hewe drama, which in the past was played qiiadrennially in August when the com was 

 a foot high, Is similar to the myth here described, with the exception of a few changes ninde, the 

 Zunissay, by the pe'kwln at the first production of the drama. This drama, has not occurred since 

 1891, when the w^riter observed it in all its details. It is held .specially sacred by the Znnis, and they 

 prefer not to enact it in the presence of strangers; hence, as most of the ceremonies must be held out- 

 doors, it is not likely to occur again. 



f> See Games. 



