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enters the village is impressive. The head of the fetish passes through 

 a tablet ornamented with cloud symbols (see plate xiv), which is sup- 

 ported on each side by a man of Chu'pawa ki'wi*sine. Two other 

 men carry on each side a spruce tree which so covers the Ko'loowisi 

 that onh' the head is distinctly seen. The tail of the fetish, which is 

 held b}' the left hand of the priest, or keeper, and the *su"hlan'na 

 (great shell), on which he constantly blows, are hidden from view by 

 the trees. 



The Ko'loowisi is accompanied by Pau'tiwa (director-general in 

 Ko'thhiwala'wa), the Siirimobiya (warriors and seed-gatherers) from 

 the six regions, many other gods, and a number of men from Chu'pawa 

 ki'wi'sine. Su'ti'ki, a bird fetish, follows after Ko'loowisi. The gods 

 are grouped at the side and back of the fetishes. The Ko'loowisi 

 is carried to each ki'wi'sine in the order visited b}^ ^Kiaklo. On 

 entering He'kiapawa the Ko'loowisi is deposited north of the altar, 

 with its head to the east, and the two trees are so placed as to quite 

 cover the fetish except the head. The tablet through which the 

 head was thrust is deposited back of the altar, the gourd jugs of 

 water brought from To'seluna spring are placed before the fetish 

 north of the meal line, which extends from the altar, and the grass 

 from the spring is laid upon the jugs. The ki'wi'sine is decorated 

 with two pictures of Ko'loowisi, which extend along the north and 

 south walls, the heads almost meeting at the altar. The priest of 

 the Ko'loowisi and Pau'tiwa remain with the fetish. The former con- 

 stantly blows the shell, making it appear that the serpent is keeping up 

 a continuous roaring. The other personators of the gods go to their 

 respective ki'wi*siwe, where the members are assembled to receive 

 them. The Ko'j^emshi, who are supposed to be returning after car- 

 rying *Kiaklo back to Ko'thluwala'wa, come to the village after the 

 others and proceed to their .ceremonial chamber. The gods dance 

 throughout the night, visiting one ki'wi'sine after another, observing 

 the order in which the regions are named — North, West, South, East, 

 Zenith, and Nadir. 



At the rising of the morning star the gods who accompanied the 

 Ko'loowisi gather in the He'kiapawa from their ki'wi'siwe, and make 

 offerings of grains of corn and other seeds, which are received by 

 the director and deputy of the Great Fire fraternity. The yellow 

 Sal'imobiya of the North has 3'ellow corn, that of the West blue corn, 

 that of the South red corn, that of the East white corn, that of the 

 Zenith multicolored grains of corn, that of the Nadir black corn; the 

 Ko'yemshi native squash seeds, An'nahoho gourd seeds, Shu'laawi*si 

 corn of all colors, and Na'wisho sweet corn. Each one presents a 

 plume wand with his offering. These wands are afterward planted at 

 the apexes of sand mounds in the Chu'pawa and O'hc'wa ki'wi^siwe. 

 The gods now leave the ki'wi'sine and go over the eastern road, which 



