158 THE ZUNl INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



fire :ind lif^hts the brand is termed Shu'laawi'si, but he ruust not be 

 confounded with the one who is to personate Shu'laawi'si in the 

 autumn festival of the Sha'Iako. He lays the brand on the ground, 

 the burning- end to the east, this being the signal for the return to 

 Zuni. Extra brands are held in readiness, as the sacred fire must not 

 die out on the way. As they proceed they sing, and the two 

 Ko'pi'Mashiwanni whirl their rhombi, imploring the u'wannami (rain- 

 makers) to water the earth. When they are a short distance from 

 Ko'thluwala'wa, the pinkish clay used by the personators of the 

 gods is collected by the Ko'mosona and others. 



As they proceed, Shu'laawi*'si runs about setting fire to grass, trees, 

 or whatever comes in his way, that smoke may rise in clouds like the 

 breath clouds from the gods of Ko'thluwala'wa." When crossing from 

 one side to the other of the procession, Shu'laawi*si must pass back of 

 it, never before. The Council of the Gods hold te'likinawe between 

 their hands, not the actual plumes offered by the Zuni, but the ghost- 

 selves of the plumes, and blow them to the heavens, they forming 

 clouds as they ascend. "Breath comes from the mouths of the Kok'ko 

 A' wan like steam." 



The party returns to the mountain or ridge where they camped on 

 their journey to Ko'thluwala'wa. Shu'laawi'si builds a fire at a dis- 

 tance from the others and lays his firebrand near by, the end pointing 

 to the east. The Ko'mosona and Ko'pekwin each place beside the 

 firebrand their gourd jugs, which the}' filled with water from the 

 spring, the home of the deer, near Ko'thluwala'wa. After dancing 

 until midnight, the party rest and sleep until early morning, when 

 they start for Zuni. They visit the springs of Ko'loowisi (Plumed 

 Serpent) and Kok'ko 'hlan'na (great god) of the Ne'wekwe (Galaxy) 

 fraternity as they pass through Ojo Caliente. Shu'laawi*si continues 

 the destruction of whatever may come in his way. 



The party is met by the Kor'kokshi, who on the present occasion are 

 representatives of the Heiwa ki'wi'sine, about 1^ miles southwest of 

 Zuni. A bonfire is lighted here, just as at the camping place, from the 

 brand that is afterward laid on the ground, the burnt end to the east, 

 and the jugs of water brought b}^ the Ko'mosona and the Ko'pekwin 

 are placed either side of it at the west end. The party from the lake, 

 except the Ko'yemshi, are seated facing east, while the Kor'kokshi, 

 who have donned their masks and paraphernalia, dance. The Ko'yem- 

 shi, likewise, are attired in their scanty ceremonial dress, including 

 their masks. On proceeding to Zuni the brand is ignited at the bonfire 

 and is now carried by the one who is to personate Shu'laawi'si in the 

 Sha'Iako ceremonial of the coming autumn. 



a When the fence of a ranchman was burned some years ago, the Zuni regarded this American, as 

 they called him, as a most depraved character because he objected to the burning of his fence when 

 the object was to bring rains. 



