142 THE ZUNI INDIANS ' [eth. ann. 23 



a man to act as younger brother Sha'lako, and the chosen Sha'lako 

 breathes four times upon the plume wand he has received, and each 

 time passes it before the mouth of the chosen 3^ounger brother, 

 repeating the praj^er that was said by the wor'li to him.'* The 

 elder brother Sha'lako now passes the wand before the mouth of all 

 the men present. 



At sunrise on the following morning, accompanied by his younger 

 brother, he visits the houses of all members of his ki'wi'sine, including 

 the young-est children, excepting those who were gathered at the 

 wor'li's house on the previous night, and passes his plume wand, as 

 before described, before the mouth of each. He selects four men to 

 act as Mo'lawe (fruit and seed bearers) from such houses as he may 

 choose while he is making his round of calls. 



On the same morning the wife and daughters of the man who is to 

 have the Sha'lako dance in his house go through the town and notify 

 all persons connected with the family by consanguinit}', and also the 

 close neighbors and the people of the clan, to come to the house. No 

 time is set for the visit; sometimes only one or two women with 

 their children will meet there, at other times large numbers may 

 chance to come together. The men and their wives and children go at 

 different times. The man of the house stands before each guest and 

 breathes four times upon his wand, passing it each time before the 

 lips of the other, who inhales the sacred breath or better part of 

 the man. On the fourth day after Pau'tiwa leaves the plumes at the 

 hatchway's of the ki'wi^siwe the people of each ki'wi'sine meet in the 

 house of their chief Sha'lako wor'li to discuss what dances they shall 

 have as soon as they can get the masks ready. It is usual to select 

 gods whose masks are easy to prepare. 



The people of companion ki'wi'siwe often dance together, one 

 ki'wi'sine inviting the people of the other. This is done by the wor'li 

 sending some of his people to the companion ki'wi'sine, when those 

 who wish to dance go to the wor'li's house on the same evening and 

 say: "We will dance with you." It is usual for the guests to prepare 

 their own masks to suit the dance in which they are expected to join, 

 and they must not only prepare te'likinawe of the ki'wi*sine to which 

 they belong, but must make others for the one in which they are 

 to dance. It is the privilege of guests to make a choice among the 

 masks belonging to the ki'wi'sine in which they are to dance, and they 

 may appropriate any mask they wish. For instance, the wor'li may 

 have decided that two of his men should personate the A'toshle, but, 

 should a guest choose one of these masks, it is given to the latter. 

 When Ko'yemshi masks are chosen they are secured from a man of 

 Eagle clan who has charge of these particular masks. Only seven of 



a Should one of these men be caught fighting or quarreling or intimate with any woman except his 

 wife, he is expelled, and another is chosen to fill his place. 



