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under the left arm, both arms being perfectly free. Several strings 

 of archaic bfack and white beads, with an abalone shell attached, 

 pass over the right shoulder and under the left arm; the deerskin 

 leggings are fringed at the side, native black yarn is tied around the 

 legs below the knees and hangs in tassels, with sleigh bells attached; 

 dance moccasins are worn. On some occasions it has been observed 

 that Shits'ukia wears white cotton leggings knit in fanciful designs. 

 These are unquestionably of Spanish origin. A bow wristlet is on the 

 left wrist and native blue yarn encircles the right. The mask (see plate 

 xxvi) is white with designs of lightning in yellow and blue, and a 

 cornstalk runs over the forehead. A deer tail hangs on each side of 

 the mask above the colored wheels that s^mibolize corn and squash 

 blossoms. White fluli'y eagle plumes and yellow parrot feathers deco- 

 rate the top of the mask and long parrot plumes and fluff}^ eagle feathers 

 stand up at the back of the mask; an aigret of hawk plumes is below 

 this group. A collarette of spruce is worn at the base of the mask. 

 Shits'ukia carries a rhombus in his right hand, which he uses con- 

 stantly, and yucca in his left. 



Kwe'lele has his bod}" colored black except the upper legs, which 

 are painted white, the white beginning some inches above the knees. 

 He wears an embroidered Hopi kilt fastened at the right side and 

 held on by a Hopi woman's belt with a white cotton fringed sash; 

 a fox skin is pendent at the back. He has green armlets just above 

 the elbows, with spruce twigs standing from the upper sides. A bow 

 wristlet is on the left wrist and native l)lue yarn on the right, the yarn 

 hanging in tassels. Strings of archaic beads, similar to those worn 

 by Shits'ukia, hang in the same way over the shoulder. He wears 

 dance moccasins and anklets embroidered with porcupine quills, and 

 carries bunches of yucca in the right hand and fire sticks in the left. 

 The mask (see plate xxvii) is black, with plume decorations similar to 

 that of Shits'ukia; bells of white paper hang on each side of the 

 mask. Shits'ukia and Kwe'lele walk about over the roof for some- 

 time; meanwhile crowds are gathering in the plaza and on the house 

 tops. 



The ladder leading into the ki'wit'sine has a horizontal bar (symbolic 

 of the bow of the Sa'ya4ilia) attached to it several feet above the hatch- 

 way, which is fringed with black goat's wool about 5 inches deep. A 

 squirrel skin is pendent at the middle of the bar, and each end is deco- 

 rated with white fluffy eagle plumes. The songs of the Great Fire 

 fraternity are to be heard within during the time the two gods are on 

 the roof. As the afternoon draws to a close Shits'ukia and Kwe'lele 

 descend into the ki'wi'sine, and soon reappear with ears of sweet corn 

 strung together horizontally with strings of yucca, which the}^ throw 

 to the populace. The corn has been cooked in the husk, which is after- 

 ward removed. It has been mentioned that no meals are served in the 



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