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Shu'laawi'si's father and paternal uncles, hang over the back. He is 

 adorned with many necklaces of ko'hakwa, coral, and turquoise. He 

 carries te'likinawe in his left hand, and in his right is an unlighted tire- 

 brand of cedar fiber, which has been burning. 



As the two proceed through the village Shu'laawi*si sprinkles meal 

 into the six excavations which have been made to receive the praj^er 

 plumes; then, preceded by his attending ceremonial father, herecrosses 

 the river and joins the other personators of the Council of the (jods at 

 He'patina. The Council of the Gods on arriving at He'patina are met 

 by the first body of A'shiwanni, the Ko'mosona, the Ko'pekwin, and 

 the two Ko'pi'Hashiwanni, who pray and sprinkle the gods with meal. 

 Those who personate the gods deposit te'likinawe in the lower apart- 

 ment of this shrine. 



In a short time Shu'laawi'si returns to the village, preceded as before 

 by his ceremonial father, and i« joined on reaching the town by three 

 He'hea gods. There are two styles of lle'hea masks, which are colored 

 with the pinkish clay previously referred to. Two masks have a tuft 

 of sheep's wool dyed Yeddish-brown, with red peppers on the top (see 

 plate Lii). The third mask is black with tuft of black sheep's wool 

 (see plate liii). The lines running from the eyeholes are symbolic of 

 rain and do not, as has been stated, indicate that these gods are weep- 

 ing. Each mask has a l^ynx skin at the base. Shu'laawi'si visits each 

 excavation, deposits te'likinawe, and sprinkles meal while he prays-. 

 The excavation first visited is in the street on the south side of the vil- 

 lage. Here the ofi'erings are made to the u'wannami (rain-makers) of 

 the South; the plume sticks are colored red. The second.excavation is 

 also on the river front, but much nearer the eastern side of the village. 

 The plume sticks depositel here are white, for the u'wannami of the 

 East. The third excavation is in the second street from the north of the 

 village, before the ceremonial chamber of the Shu'maakwe fraternity. 

 The fact that the excavation is in front of the house of the Shu'maakwe 

 is not regarded l)y the writer as having any significance. The >ticks 

 deposited here are yellow, for the u'wannami of the North. The 

 next excavation visited is in the large plaza. The sticks deposited 

 here ai"e white, dotted in colors, to the u'wannami of the Zenith. 

 Proceeding to the Si'aa' te'wita, Shu'laawi*si deposits te'likinawe n ich 

 sticks painted black for the u'wannami of the Nadir, and he plants 

 others with sticks colored blue, for the u'wannami of the West, in an 

 excavation in the He'kiapawa te'wita on the west side of the village. 

 It will be observed that in this instance the Zunis have not visited the 

 six regions in the order usually followed — north, west, south, east, 

 zenith, and nadir. 



Shu'laawi*si is closely followed by the others of the Council of the 

 Gods, Sa'yatiisha (see plate liv), his attendant Ya'muhakto (see plate 



