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officers of the Great Fire fraternity remain in the house of the former, 

 his wife and family and clan relations serving food to them, while the 

 others go to their homes to eat. All gather later in the evening. 



The Kor'kokshi prepare themselves in the ki'wi*sine for the dance, 

 the masks being discarded for the night dancing. The Ko'mosona 

 leads the Kor'kokshi fi'om the ki'wi'^sine to the Ko'pekwin's house. 

 He carries his mi'li and meal basket in his left hand and sprinkles meal 

 with his right from the time he enters the house until the dancers form 

 in line. After one dance, they return to the ki'wi*sine, accompanied 

 by two Ko'yonishi wearing masks. In this ^^ ay the Kor'kokshi dance 

 alternately four times in the Ko'pekwin's house and the ki'wi^sine. 

 In the former place the Great Fire fraternity sing to the accompani- 

 ment of their rattles and in the ki'wi^sine the Ant fraternity furnishes 

 the music. When the Kor'kokshi are not present in the Ko'pekwin's 

 house, Shu'laawi'si, the Ko'yemshi. and others dance. 



The night is passed in dancing, and at daylight the Ko'mosona, hold- 

 ing a corn husk of mud from Ko'thluwala'wa, dips his index linger into 

 the mud and anoints the lireast, the palm of the right hand, and the sole 

 of the right foot of each of the Kor'kokshi, who are now standing, 

 saying: "Kok'ko A'wan hel'li'kwe kwa ho'o iin'teshema to'o i'ton, 

 kwa iin'teshema to'o tu'tu (I anoint 3'ou w4th the mud of the Council 

 of the Gods; 1 do not wish you to eat; I do not wish you to drink).'' 

 A fast is observed from this time until noon. After the anointing the 

 Kor'kokshi prepare themseb/es to dance, after which the Ko'mosona, 

 taking a large medicine bowl, prepares paint with the pinkish clay 

 from Ko'thluwala'wa. Calling to him each man who personates a Kor'- 

 kokshi god, he asks each in turn where he will have the paint applied, 

 and, dipping his index finger into the bowl, daubs the paint on the 

 spot indicated — foot, hand, shoulder, or elsewhere. Then handing the 

 bowl of paint to the dance director, he tells him that the Kor'kokshi 

 are to paint themselves. Each man covers his face, body, arms, hands, 

 feet, and his legs nearl}^ to the thighs, with the paint. The Ko'mosona 

 now calls the eight men who personate the Kor'kokshi goddesses, and 

 after asking them a similar question daubs them with yellow paint, 

 mixed in a medicine bowl, brought also from the neighborhood of 

 Ko'thluwala'wa. Addressing the chief goddess, who stands midway 

 in the line of the goddesses in the dance, and, handing over the bowl 

 of yellow paint, he directs that all shall decorate their persons. The 

 hands and arms to the elbows and feet and legs to the knees are painted. 

 The ceremonial dress is now put on and the tortoises are distributed 

 as far as they will go; others carr}^ gourd rattles only. 



The bowl containing the tortoises is deposited near the middle of 

 the floor before the dancers are supplied, where it remains through- 



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