244 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



skin hangs from the Tvaist and dance moccasins are worn. Both carry 

 a large collection of te'likinawe in each hand, and a *si'kon-3'a'mune 

 tikwane and small deer antlers in the left. Strings of black and white 

 stone beads hang across the body over the right shoulder. 



Two Sal'imobiya are nude e'xcepting the breechcloth. They repre- 

 sent the Zenith and Nadir, the one for the Zenith having the upper 

 portion of the bod}^ blocked in the six colors, each block outlined in 

 black. The knees and the lower arms to the elbows have the same 

 decoration; the right upper arm is yellow, the left blue; the right leg 

 is yellow, the left blue. Wreaths of spruce are worn around the ankles 

 and wrists. The war pouch and many strings of grains of black and 

 white Indian corn hang over the shoulder, crossing the body. The 

 upper half of the body of the Sal'imobiya of the Nadir is yellow and 

 lower half black; the lower arms and legs and the feet are yellow, the 

 upper arms and legs black. He wears anklets and wristlets of spruce, 

 a war pouch, and strings of black and white corn. Each of these gods 

 carries bunches of yucca baccata" in each hand with the points held 

 backward.^ 



'Hle'lashoktipona (wood ears, so called from the serrated projection 

 of wood on either side of the mask) wears a white embroidered kilt 

 fastened at the right side with an embroidered sash and a woman's belt. 

 A fox skin is pendent at the back. The mask which covers the head 

 is similar to that of Pau'tiwa; it has black goafs wool hanging over the 

 back, with two strings of unspun white wool falling over it. The 

 mask is wreathed at the base with spruce dotted over with snow-white 

 popcorn. 



The gods proceed to the excavations in the order observed by 

 Shu'laawi'si. Sa'j^atasha tramps back and forth by the excavation in 

 a kind of trot, depositing te'likinawe in the excavation, and then 

 resuming his step. Hu'tutu plants his plumes, and resumes his stride. 

 The}^ both sprinkle meal over the plumes and in the street altout the 

 excavation. The two Yii'muhakto stamp the meal which has been 

 sprinkled in the street. Sa'yatasha and Hu'tutu pass one another back 



and forth. As they meet, they stop and stamp, crying "Hu' 



tu tu, hu' tu tu, hii tu, hu tu, hu tu, hu tu tu tu." This is 



repeated at each of the six excavations where the plumes are planted. 

 In the meantime the other gods run and tramp about by the excava- 

 tions. After leaving the sixth excavation, the}" proceed to the house 

 where they are to spend the night, Shu'laawi'si and his chosen father 

 preceding the others. The former plants plumes in the excavation 

 under the ladder, ascends to the roof, and enters the house through 



a Vuoca baceata is also referred to as giant yucca. 



*'In 18% the Siil'imobiya of the Nortli and West were represented. The body of the one wearing 

 a yellow mask for the North was nude except the breechcloth, the lower arms and the legs were colored 

 yellow, the paint extending 5 inches above the knees. The body of the one wearing the blue mask 

 for the West was painted in thesame manner, the color being purpish blue, from corn husks. There 

 was a wreath of spruce at the base of his mask. Tlie Sal'imobiya sometimes wear the embroidered 

 kilt in addition to the breechcloth. 



