156 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



While the Ko'mosona and party are in the cave the personators of the 

 Council of the Gods and Sha'Iiiko deposit te'likinawe at a shrine on the 

 sunnnit of the mountain to the west (see plate xxx). There are many 

 precious beads and large numbers of te'likinawe in position at tiiis 

 shrine, and hundreds of the plume offerings lie scattered about, hav- 

 ing been removed to make room for others. 



The Ko'yemshi make offerings at a shrine on their mountain, and by 

 the time the others are through with their ceremonies on Kor'kokshi 

 mountain the Ko'yemshi are coming over the trail singing. 



Song of the Ko^yeuisJii <(t Ko^tliluimla^va 



Ila'liliko, ha'liliko, a'yaltonane, a'yaltonant?. 



Moinitniii mountain walking on the walking on tlio 

 slico]!, slK'cp, mountain odso, nioniitain cd.tro. 



Liltl/note wa'"su'sukia a''thlashi a'kiia ye'niaku a'lana yo^niaku. 



Here gopher, old, many go up, many go np. 



Ha'liliko ha'liliko a^wuhl'hlananc'i a'wuhl'hlanane 



Mountain mountain walking below, walking below, 



sheep, sheep. 



Liltl/iiote wa^'su'sukia a'thlashi a'lana pan^iyu alana pan^iyu. 

 Here gopher, old, many eome down, many comedown. 



Both parties gather on a hill to the east of the lake. The Ko'mosona 

 and Ko'pekwin remove their clothing preparatory to entering the lake. 

 They tie up their hair and secure their many necklaces aroiuid their 

 throats. Each one suspends a sack from his neck in which to place 

 the tortoises they may .secure. The Great Father Ko'yemshi gives the 

 kia'etchine he carries to the Ko'pekwin and the director of the Hunters 

 fraternity hands his to the Ko'mosona. The two, owing to the marshy 

 condition of tlu> gi'ound, approach the lake on their hands and feet, 

 somewhat in the fashion of frogs. They deposit the kia'etchine which 

 they have 1)ronght from Zuni and the others in the water, weights being 

 attached for the purpose of sinking them. The kia'etchiwc are offered 

 to the Council of the Gods without being s(^parated, with prayers for 

 rain, and also that their otherselves, the tortoises, may come out through 

 their doors, their homes being deep in the water. Four holes are sup- 

 posed to exist in the walls of the lake, which are termed the home of 

 the tortoises. The Ko'pekwin also deposits fire sticks, which are old 

 and used only for this occasion, into the lake, after applying a coat of 

 nuid from the lake, he having previously made notches on the hori- 

 zontal stick. These sticks are of giant yucca stalks and must be 

 l^roken, not cut, from the plant. "When depositing the tire sticks he 

 offers a prayer for much rain. 



Others of the party gather as near the lake as the marsh will ptn-mit, 

 and each one plants four te'likinawe to his ancestors. All, including the 

 Ko'mosona and Ko'pekwin, return to tlu^ hill and dress, after which 

 they take their evening meal. After dancing for a time, they again 



