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sonate; the otferings for those who have been appohited to entertain the 

 Sha'lako remain in the ki'wi'sine until they arc taken in charge bj- Pau'- 

 tiwa later in the day. The elder brother Bow priest distributes the 

 others soon after he receives them. The presentation of the te'likinawe 

 indicates that the parties are chosen for the oflBce and must repair to 

 the ki'wi^sine. Thev are as follows: Those to personate Shu'laawi'si," 

 Sa'yatiisha, two Ya'muhakto, Hu'tutu, Pau'tiwa, A'wan ta"chu Ko'- 

 yemshi,* and Bi'"si*si.^ Every fourth year the personator of 'Kiaklo 

 and the priest or the director of the Kia'nakwe are included, the 

 ceremonies in which these gods figure occurring quadrenniallv. 



The elder brother Bow priest returns to the ki'wi'sine and is soon 

 followed l)y those to whom he has given the te'likinawe. These offer- 

 ings remain in the house of each man until he has tilled the position for 

 which he is chosen. 



On entering the ki'wi'sine these men take their seats on a plank 

 extended from one box to another. The personator of Shu'laawi'si is 

 the first addressed, the pe'kwin presenting to him the appropriate offer- 

 ing from the basket containing the te'likinawe. The sticks of these 

 offerings are as long as the space between the carpus and the tip of 

 the middle finger. The stick for Shu'laawi*si is black, spotted with 

 yellow, blue-green, red, and white, and feathers of the turkey, duck, 

 and the l)irds of the six regions attached. The priest stoops before 

 the chosen personator of Shu'laawi*si, and, placing the te'likinane 

 in his hands, clasps them with both of his and prays for rain, corn, 

 much water over the earth, long life, and all good things. The te'liki- 

 nane is now passed downward several times before the face in order that 

 the selected one may draw the sacred breath from the plumes. The 

 same ceremony is repeated bv the pe'kwin with Sa'yat;isiia, Hu'tutu, 

 the two Ya'muhakto, A'wan ta'Vhu Ko'yemshi. and Bi-"si'si. The 

 sticks of all except the Ko'yemshi are colored yellow, while that of 

 the Ko'yemshi is colored Idack, and all are decorated with feathers of 

 the eagle, turke}', duck, and the birds of the six regions. After the 

 presentation of the te'likinawe the chosen personators of the gods 

 leave the ki'wi'sine, the personator of Sa'yatiisha taking to his home 

 all the te'likinawe excepting those of the Ko'\'emshi and Bi"'si'si. 



Shits' ukia and Kwe'lele perform during the day on the roof of the 

 ki'wi^sine. All the exposed parts of Shits'ukia's body, including the 

 upper legs, are painted white, with this symbol )^ just above the knees, 

 formed by scraping off the white paint. He wears a white cotton shirt, 

 an embroidered Hopi kilt fastened at the right side, an embroidered 

 Hopi sash, and a woman's belt around the waist looped on the right. 

 A fox skin is pendent at the back of the waist. A sacred embroid- 

 ered blanket is doubled and fastened over the right shoulder, passing 



a Shu'laawi'si must belong to the ki'wit'sine of the Zenith. bSee p. 33. cSee p. 408. 



