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across the back of the head, and this is wrapped with native bhio yarn; 

 ban^s cover the face, and a white tiutt'y eagle plume is tied to the 

 forelock. The other mi'laiiliipo'na wear their ordinary black embroid- 

 ered dresses and blanket wraps, and their hair is done up in the 

 usual manner. All wear white moccasins with finely finished black 

 soles. 



All but the two choirs and the fiutists remain standino- until the 

 *Hla'hewe and the Sho'ko'we choirs have each sung-, the latter being 

 accompanied by the Hutists. After each song the choir repeats a 

 prayer aloud. The others now take seats, the mi'laiiliipo'na keeping 

 their places, sitting upon boxes or chairs covered with robes or blan- 

 kets placed for them. The A'wan mosono"kia of each side takes the 

 front seat, with her deputy (younger sister) back of her.« The A'wan 

 mosono"kia of the 'Hla'hewe side must belong to the Dogwood clan, 

 and the one back of her must be a child of this clan. The mi'laii- 

 liipo'na at the west end of the line must also belong to the Dogwood 

 clan. The A'wan mosono"kia of the Sho'ko'we side must belong to 

 the Corn clan, and the one back of her must be a child of this clan. 

 The one at the west end of the line must belong to the Corn clan. As 

 has been stated, the other mi'laiiliipo'na may belong to any clan. 

 The mi'laiiliipo'na of the 'Hla'hewe side deposit their baskets l)y their 

 left side, standing their te'likinawe to the left of the baskets. Those 

 of the Sho'ko'we side place their baskets on the right and their 

 te'likinawe to the right of the baskets. Other baskets and te'likinawe 

 are deposited in front of the hiim'pone and midway. 



After the songs all remain quiet until morning, and the3'^are closely 

 Avatched by the elder and younger brother Bow priests lest the}- 

 sleep. At sunrise the eight ^via'potiikwe, having slept two nights 

 in the house of the Shi'wano"kia, come to the hiim'pone, w^here four 

 are dressed by members of the 'Hla'hewe choir and four by the 

 Sho'ko'we choir. The ordinary ])lack dress is not removed, a mi'ha 

 being placed over it and fastened, like the dress, on the right shoulder, 

 the deep embroidery being at the top. A second mi'ha is used for a 

 skirt only, and is fastened at the back, the deep embroidery being at 

 the bottom. That the outer skirt may be sufficiently short, the blan- 

 ket is turned over at the top, forming a sort of standing ruffle above 

 the white cotton fringed sash. The moccasins are of fini^ly dressed 

 white buckskin with highly polished black soles. Each girl weai-s a 

 profusion of fine necklaces, and the wrists are adorned with bunches 

 of dark blue3'arn hanging in tassels and tied with strings of rod yarn. 

 The hair hangs loosel}^ down the back, and bangs cover the face. The 



aThe elder sister Yellow Corn iimifleii is represented by the foremost woiimn in the line on the 

 north side, and the younger sister Blue Corn maiden is represented by the foremost woman on the 

 south side; those next to these two are their ceremonial younger sisters. 



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