182 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



Four 'kia'potiikwe (dance at sunrise), Four 'kia'potiikwe. 



impersonated by females. 

 One ya'pota (symbolizer of corn), a male, 



who dances that the ears of corn may 



be perfect. 

 Four 'hla'he o^tiikwe ( female dancers) Four Sho'ko o^tiikwe ( female dancers) . 



Mo'sona (director) and vice ino'sona of Mo'sona and vice mo'sona of choir. 



choir.. 

 Ten singers and a drummer. Ten singers and a drummer. 



Mo''sona of flutists and nine additional 

 flutists. 



The A^wan mo'sona and vice A' wan mo'sona of both sides, he'kupowanhak'tona, 

 A'shuwahiinona of the 'Hla'hewe, and ushiin'ashutS of the Sho'ko'we side are selected 

 by the pe'kwin and notified by the elder brother Bow priest. The man of the Frog 

 clan is notified by the elder brother Bow jariest. The sho'lipsimonthle'ona is cho.sen 

 and notified by the elder brother Bow priest. The 'kia'punakwe, mi'laiiliipo'na, 

 and 'kia'potiikwe of both sides are cho.sen and notified by the pe'kwin. The 

 ya'pota, 'Hla'he o'tiikwe, and choir of the 'Hla'hewe side are chosen and notified l)y 

 the A'wan mo'sona of this side, and the Sho'ko o'tiikwe and choir of the Sho'ko'we 

 side are chosen and notified by its A' wan mo'sona. The mo'sona of the flutists is 

 notified by the A'wan mo'sona of the Sho'ko'we side, and he in turn notifies the 

 other flutists. 



A'wan mo'sona and vice A'wan mo'sona of both sides may belong to any clan. 

 The he'kupowanhak'tona and ushiln'ashute are children or grandchildren of the 

 first body of A'shiwanni. The}' must abstain eight days from animal food and 

 salt. Should they not be virgins, the green corn would be destroyed by worms. 

 The sho'lipsimonthle'ona must be a son or grandson of one of the first body of A'shi- 

 wanni, and he must abstain eight days from animal food and salt. In the ceremony 

 described the sho'lipsimonthle'ona is personated by a grandson of Nai'uchi, Shi'- 

 wanni of the Nadir and elder brother Bow priest. This youth adopted female attire 

 several years after the ceremony here described. 



The 'kia'ijunakwe of the 'Hla'hewe side must be of the Dogwood clan or children 

 of the clan,« and the 'kia'punakwe of the Sho'ko'we side must belong to the Corn 

 clan or be children of this clan. They must abstain from animal food and salt four 

 days, which fast begins the morning they go to the hiim'pone (pavilion). 



The A'shiwanni, having enjoyed a feast, retire from the house of 

 the 8hi'wano"'kia at midnight and sleep until dawn in their homes, 

 when they again gather in her house and prepare la'showawe (singular 

 la'showane, one or more plumes attached to a cotton cord), each con- 

 sisting of a tail and a wing feather of the Hilai'aluko, mountain blue- 

 bird (Sialia arctica). The two feathers are joined at the quill ends so 

 as to form a V and wrapped with cotton cord. The feathers to be 

 given to men are from the male bird, those for the women from the 

 female bird. When the la'showawe are completed the elder brother 

 Bow priest is first dispatched for the A'wan mo'sona and vice A'wan 

 mo'sona of the *Hla'hewe, who accompany him to the house of the 

 Shi'wano"kia, and then for those who are to till similar positions on the 

 Sho'ko'we side. Again the elder brother Bow priest leaves the house 

 and returns with the he'kupowanhak'tona and sho'lipsimonthle'ona. 



« See List of clans. 



