146 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



After the Kor'kokshi have danced and sung songs that have been 

 made for the occasion by members of the ki'wi^sine, five of the god- 

 desses take each a sack of seeds from before the altar. The person 

 who was chosen Sha'lako of this ki'wi'sine and who is now persona- 

 ting a Kor'kokshi, receives a bunch of reed cigarettes wrapped in a 

 corn liusk from the head wor'li of the ki'wi'sine, and taking a pinch 

 of meal from the bowl before the altar places it in his sash and leads 

 the dancers to the other five ki'wi'siwe, the same ceremonies being 

 repeated in each. They usuall}^ go to the nearest one first, but the 

 director of the dance, who is always midway the line of dancers, has 

 the privilege of choosing. There are gods, but no Kor'kokshi, in 

 the other ki'wi^siwe, and these gods must complete their dances before 

 stopping, so that it sometimes happens that the Kor'kokshi must wait 

 outside, for the others must not dance when the Kor'kokshi are dancing. 



On reaching the roof of each ki'wi'sine the leader of the dancers 

 takes the meal from his belt, waves it to the four regions, and throws 

 it through the hatchwa}^, trying to strike the small excavation before 

 the fire altar that is sj^mbolic of the entrance to the undermost world, 

 at the same time exclaiming: "A'wisho, althtiha (Water moss, open 

 the door);" and all draw in the sacred breath. The water-moss world 

 being next above the undermost, if the door be opened, the rain- 

 makers may come from there and be present in the ki'wi'sine. The 

 Kor'kokshi now descend the ladder, make the circuit of the room, form 

 in single file, facing east, and, turning to the north, begin the dancing. 

 The bearer of the cigarettes soon approaches the chief wor'li of the 

 ki'wi'sine, puts a pinch of meal from his sash into his left hand, places 

 one of the cigarettes upon the meal, takes both hands of the wor'li in 

 his, and waves them to the six regions, sa3'ing: " Ma}^ my Great 

 Fathers bring much rain; may my Great Fathers bring many seeds." 

 One of the goddesses then advances with a sack of seeds and deposits 

 it by the second wor'li. The several wor'we and aged men of the 

 ki'wi'sine sit in line on the south side of the room near the west end. 

 The two Kor'kokshi return to the line of dancers, and each wor'li and 

 aged man in turn holds the sack of seeds close to his face and prays. 

 After which the wor'li who received the cigarette lights it, and after 

 pufiing it passes it down the line for each to smoke. 



The women of the house adjoining the ki'wi^sine and their imme- 

 diate friends are present and give food to such dancers as appear when 

 the Kor'kokshi are not there. The women also sprinkle the gods 

 with meal. The dances may be repeated several times at the request 

 of the members of the ki'wi^sine. After the Kor'kokshi have danced 

 in a ki'wi'^sine the people of it, who dress in the house of the wor'li, 

 visit their ki'wi^sine and receive from the Sha'lako wor'li of their 

 ki'wi'sine the kia'etchine composed of te'likinawe made by members 



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