198 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



on the west side of the blanket rug, upon which a shi'wanni takes 

 his seat, and one of the he'kupowanhak'tona partly reclines on 

 the nig with her head held between the hands of the shi'wanni, he 

 he being careful to keep her hair from the face. The elder brother 

 Bow priest spreads a white cotton cloth over the body of the girl, 

 and the pe'kwin colors her chin and lower jaw black with paint sup- 

 posed to have been brought by the A'shiwanni from the undermost 

 world. A line is first drawn across the face near the upper lip, black 

 is laid on below this line, and then corn pollen is applied to the upper 

 portion of the face. The black is symbolic of rain clouds and the 

 pollen of the fruits of the earth. The girl now stands while the proc- 

 ess is repeated with the other he'kupowanhak'tona and the sho'lipsi- 

 monthle'ona. AVhen the face decorations are finished the blankets 

 are folded into smaller proportions. The pe'kwin sits on the box, 

 which remaiuH in place, and two A'shiwanni hold a blanket protecting 

 him from view while he prepares a he'kupowanne, which consists of an 

 ear of corn and eight te'likinawe (offerings to the Sun Father, Moon 

 Mother, and Corn Mother) secured in a mi'ha, which is folded into 

 a strip about 8 inches wide and 36 or more inches long. The end 

 containing the corn and te'likinawe rests on the head. The embroid- 

 ered portion forms the lower end of the scarf -like piece. On com- 

 pleting the he'kupowanne the pe'kwin resigns his seat to the elder 

 brother Bow priest, who makes a second he'kupowanne. On its com- 

 pletion the two are placed on the heads of the he'kupowanhak'tona, 

 and pounds of ko'hakwa (white shell beads), turquoise, and coral 

 necklaces are heaped upon each package. Each he'kupowanhak'tona 

 gives an additional touch to the hekupowanne to properly balance it 

 on the head before proceeding in file, with sho'lipsimonthle'ona 

 between them, to the plaza. The girls carry *hla'we, and the youth 

 carries in his right hand te'likinawe, with a hoop (world symbol) 

 colored blue with la'showanne attached, and the folded kilt from the 

 meal painting in the hilm'pone; and in the left hand the Kia'kwemosi's 

 mi'li. The three are led to the plaza by the A' wan mosono"kia 

 of the 'Hla'hewe side, who remains a few moments in the plaza and 

 then retires to the ham'pone, then the vice A' wan mosono"kia appears 

 and continues dancing after the others, who dance but fifteen minutes. 

 They must not turn their faces from the east until the^' enter the 

 ham'pone. The he'kupowanhak'tona do not venture to raise their 

 heads for fear of dropping the he'kupowanne. 



The pe'kwin removes the he'kupowanne from the heads of the he'ku- 

 powanhak'tona and hands them to two men, who hold them in the left 

 arm, much as an infant in civilization is carried, and proceed with them 

 to the plaza. They face the east and pray, sprinkling nieal from a meal 

 basket held in the left hand. Each has an attendant who stands north 



