96 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



leads to Pescado, one of the farming districts. After proceeding 

 about a mile ttiey remove their masks and take from their hair a 

 la'showanne (plume attached to a cotton cord), consisting of a single 

 feather of a woodpecker, and attach it to a sprig of coyote weed. 

 "This feather is used because the woodpecker ascends and descends 

 the trees headforemost and can peck into the hardest wood." The 

 masks are replaced, and the gods return to their respective ki'wi*siwe 

 and await the coming of "Kiiiklo at da3dight. 



*Kiaklo, who on the present occasion is called Hji'shi (shaker), 

 accompanied by two Mu'luktiikia, two Kia'nakwe, director and warrior, 

 two or three SiiFimobiya, two or three Sa'ya*hlia, and usually one or two 

 *Cha'kwena gods," comes over the eastern road to Si'aa' te'wita. The 

 two Mu'luktJlkia dance in the center of the te'wita, while Ha'shi tramps 

 about sprinkling a line of meal after him and calling to the others to 

 follow.* When the gods reach He'kiapa te'wita the Mu'luktakia dance 

 immediately before the opening in the wall of He'kiapawa ki'wi'sine 

 through which the head of Ko'loowisi has been thrust, the tablet being 

 attached to the opening of the outer wall. The head of the serpent 

 protrudes at intervals, touching the Mu'luktakia while they dance. 

 Ha'shi now repeats the running about and sprinkling of meal behind 

 him, calling to the others to follow. After a short time Ha'shi, with 

 his followers, departs over the western road, while the Ko'yemshi and 

 Sal'imobiya, and others of the six ki'wi'siwe who may have been 

 spectators, return to their respective ki'wi*siwe. 



Later in the morning the directors of the different ki'wi*siwe and 

 some six or eight others go to the He'iwa ki'wi'sine, where members 

 of the Great Fire fraternit}^ have already carried materials for a 

 sand or dry painting. A disk is formed of sand, which may be 

 gathered from any place, but usually from the creek. A deep, small- 

 necked, archaic bowl, greatly prized by the Zunis, decorated with 

 toads, tadpoles, and dragon flies, is placed by the director of the 

 Great Fire fraternity in the center of the disk of sand. This bowl is 

 referred to as the spring. The water in it must have been brought 

 from *Kia'nanaknan'na (a spring sacred to the rain priests), and must 

 contain mosses, such fishes as may be found, frogs, and also a 

 water snake, if one can be secured in this particular spring. The 

 water is dipped by a member of the Frog clan. A ground color 

 of white covers the sand, and one of the artists of the fraternity, 

 chosen by the director, delineates upon it pictures of the Sal'imobij^a, 

 *Kiaklo, and other gods. There must be as many gods represented 



a These 'Cha'kwena bear no relation to the 'Cha'kwena (Ku'yapali'sa) before mentioned. 1 



6 The man who personates Hil'shi is not the same as he who represents 'Kiaklo when he recites the I 



iliad, though he wears the same mask and regalia; nor are those who accompany him the men who ; 



are to personate the gods when the children are initiated into the Ko'tikili. These are now present 



as spectators only. -i 



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