162 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



dancing there, the}' return to the ki'wi'sine, lay aside their masks, 

 indulge in a smoke, and rest a short time. The dancing in the four 

 plazas is repeated four times before noon. The fourth time thej dance 

 in the Si'aa' te'wita the Ko'mosona, who leads the tile of dancers, tells 

 the Great Father Ko'yemshi that it is time to eat. 



After this dance the Kor'kokshi are followed for the first time b}^ the 

 Ko'yemshi. who have previously awaited them in the Si'aa' te'wita. 

 After dancing in the te'wita *hlanna the Ko'mosona leads the Kor'kok- 

 shi to Mu'he'wa ki'wi*sine, and the Ko'yemshi follow the Ko'pekwin 

 to his house. Great feasts are spread in both houses, those wdio have 

 spent the night in the two places being still present. 



There is no dancing in tlie house of the Ko'pekwin during the day, 

 and no one but the Ko'pekwin and the Ko'yemshi leave the house. 

 Those who are to personate the gods at the Sha'lako festival receive 

 instructions in their duties in the He'iwa ki'wi*sine during the day. 

 The Ko'mosona administers to each one in the Mu'he'wa ki'wi'^sine 

 from a shell the water from the spring, which has been previously 

 emptied from the gourd jug into a medicine ])owl, saying •'Drink."' 

 The one receiving the draft says: "Tii'^chumo" (father). The Ko'mo- 

 sona replies: "Tal'lemo" (younger one). After all have been helped, 

 the Ko'mosona says: "I am well pleased, my children; you have danced 

 four times; we will dance no more now, for neither did the people of 

 old. You may drink all you wish." The water vases brought in by 

 the women of the Deer clan are soon surrounded by the thirsty men 

 who have neither eaten nor drunk since the previous evening. The 

 same is repeated in the Ko'pekwin's house, water being carried thither 

 by women of the Badger clan. They indulge in a great feast served 

 by women of the Deer and Badger clans. 



After smoking and resting for a time the dancing in the four 

 plazas is repeated four times. The fourth time they dance in the 

 Si'aa' tewita (see plate xxxi) the Ko'mosona again tells the Great 

 Father Ko'yemshi that it is time to eat. After dancing in the te'wita 

 ^hlanna. they return to the ki'wi'sine and to the house of the Ko'pek- 

 win, where a second feast is enjoyed. Here they smoke and have their 

 heads washed in yucca suds l)y women of the Deer and Badger clans. 

 The summer solstice ceremonies, strictly speaking, are now over, yet 

 it is l)ut the beginning of the Kor'kokshi dances for rains to fructify 

 the earth that the crops may grow% the Kor'kokshi being personated 

 in turn from the live other ki'wi*siwe. 



