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follow next in tile, a youth before each maiden. The mi'laiililpo'na of 

 the "^Hla'hewe and Sho'ko'we, walking side by wide, eacli party led by its 

 A'wan mosono"kia, come after the *kia'punakwe. Each mi'laiilapo'na 

 carries on her head a basket containing- corn and other seeds, two *hla'we, 

 two 'hle'we, and te'likinawe, covered with a white embroidered kilt. 

 Four A'shiwanni walk in file on one side of the mi'laiilapo'na, and a 

 shi'wanni and the Shi'wano"kia, who carries a basket of all kinds of 

 seeds on her head, are on the other side. The younger brother Bow 

 priest follows next. A man of the Badger clan carrying a pottery bowl, 

 which is hidden from view by a red blanket, containing coals from the 

 fire altar in the ki'wi'sine, walks to the right Ji,nd back of the younger 

 brother Bow priest, and behind him the *Hla'hewe choir in a group, 

 the mo'sona and vice mo'sona leading side by side, this group being 

 in line with the others. The drummer, who is a short distance to 

 the right, carries his vase-shaped pottery drum in his left arm and 

 the hooped drumstick in his right hand. The Sho'ko'we choir follow 

 in the same order, their drummer being slightly to the left. The 

 flutists come next in a group, led b}' their mo'sona and his deputy 

 walking side by side. They all have their flutes to their lips, but do 

 not play. The procession passes under the eastern covered way to the 

 ham'pone in the Si'aa' te'wita, and proceeds by the south side of the 

 ham'pone to their places (see plate xxxvii). The elder brother Bow 

 priest deposits his mi'li at the northwest corner of the cloud symbol, 

 a painting of meal similar to the one in the ki'wi*sine having been 

 previously made by the pe'kwin in the ham'pone. He lays the folded 

 kilt on the symbol and takes his position by the west wall on the 

 north side. The pe'kwin, following the elder brother Bow priest, 

 places his meal basket bj^ the cloud symbol, and takes his place by 

 the west wall. The '■kia'punakwe of the *Hla'hewe side hand their 

 jug and rain vase to the pe'kwin, who steps forward to receive them; 

 he deposits them on the south side of the cloud symbol, and the youth 

 and maiden take their places. The *kia'punakwe of the Sho'ko'we 

 side pass by the west to the north where the pe'kwin receives their jug 

 and vase and deposits them on the north side of the cloud sj^mbol, 

 and the ^kia'punakwe pass to their positions by the west wall. The 

 mi'laiilapo'na of the 'Hla'hewe side remain in file, facing east after 

 they enter the ham'pone. Those of the Sho'ko'we side pass around 

 by the west wall to the north side to their places; they also face 

 east. The other A'shiwanni take their positions in line on the west 

 side of the ham'pone, and the choirs of the two sides are grouped 

 at the southeast and northeast corners. (Figure 7 shows position of 

 participants in *Hla'hewe ceremonial in the plaza.) The flutists stand 

 a short distance from the Sho'ko'we choir, outside the ham'pone. 

 The flutes are about 27 inches long. The gourd cup at the end 



