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stones. The center one has somewhat the form of the hehiiet mask, 

 and is referred to as "the mask of the Sal'imobiya" (certain warrior 

 gods and seed bearers). The upper story of He'patina is the size of 

 the heart of the 'Kian'astepi (Hydrotrechus remig-is). The under cham- 

 ber is the size of the *Kian'astepi with his legs spread. North of the 

 shrine, and adjoining it, is a small inclosure in which the A'shiwanni 

 deposit te'likinawe. 



When the party arrive at He'patina they circle round the shrine four 

 times toward the left, the elder and younger brother Bow priests whirl- 

 ing the rhombi, and then halt before it. The two 'kia'punakwe of the 

 *Hla'hewe side empty the water from their vessels into one of the cloud 

 vases standing within the upper chamber of the shrine; the other two 

 *kia'punakwe empty their vessels into another cloud vase in the shrine. 

 After most earnest prayers by all, the pe'kwin deposits the vases con- 

 taining the water in the lower chamber. The ears of corn carried by 

 the maidens are left with theii' emptied vases in the upper chamber, sym- 

 bolizing the rains impregnating the earth, so that she sends forth the 

 fruits of her being. The jugs, which are ancient, are carried away, 

 being the property of the Kia'kwemosi. The two cloud vessels carried 

 by the maidens are manufactured for the occasion, the one for the 

 *Hla'hewe side being made by a woman of the Dogwood clan and that 

 for the Sho'ko'we side by a woman of the Corn clan. 



On their return to the plaza the *kia'punakwe, by request of the 

 pe'kwin, take their places in the line of dancers, each *kia'punakwe 

 alternating with a *kia'potiikwe. The youths have been relieved of 

 the jugs and reed sprinklers. When all have danced a short time, 

 the mi'wachi bearers pass their fetishes before the mouth of each dancer 

 and afterward to each person in the ham'pone. At this time the elder 

 and younger brother Bow priests leave the plaza through the eastern 

 covered way. 



But a single log remains of the fire which burned brightl}^ throughout 

 the night. The man of the Badger clan who brought the coals from 

 the ki'wi^sine to the plaza now lights a cedar stick, about 2 feet long, 

 at the fire and carries the burning wood to a spring north of the ruin 

 Ma*sakia, together with four ears of corn tied together, and one te'liki- 

 nane to A'witelin *Si'ta (Earth Mother) and three to the deceased mem- 

 bers of the Badger clan. As he leaves the plaza the Sho'ko'we choir 

 sing: "Go with the fire and plant your plume offerings." He makes 

 an excavation the depth of the lower arm to the elbow and deposits the 

 te'likinawe, with prayers to the gods, including the ancients of his 

 clan, to bless the Earth Mother with rain, that she may yield the fruits 

 of her being; then he returns with the corn and what remains of the 

 stick of cedar. He throws the wood into the smoldering fire and car- 

 ries the corn to his home, where it is kept until the next planting time. 



As stated before, when the sunlight falls upon the cloud symbol the 



