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to west, their fellows standing back of them, and behind each fellow 

 the group from the ki'wi*sine to which the Sha'lako belongs. In 

 addition to these groups two of the Sha'lako have the flutists of the 

 order of Pa'yatamu behind them. The Ko'mosona, the Ko'pekwin, 

 and the two Ko'pi**lashiwanni stand in line immediately west of the 

 Sha'lako, and the first body of A'shiwanni, not including the Shi'wa- 

 no"kia, and first associate to the Kia'kwemosi are in line west of these. 

 The accompanying diagram (figure 8, page 257) shows the positions of 

 the Sha'lako and other participants on the ceremonial ground. 



The excavations, which are each 12 inches square, are made after 

 the Sha'lako take positions on the rugs. Of these, 12 are made by 

 the Sha'lako wor'we, who remain back of the excavations, ready to 

 rearrange the paraphernalia of the Sha'lako when necessary. The 

 two excavations at the south end of the ground are made by a wor'li 

 from the ki'wi*sine to which the personator of the Sa'yatiisha belongs. 

 The Sha'lako are in position before the Ko'mosona with his associates 

 and the first bod}' of A'shiwanni take their places. The Council of 

 the Gods, Shu'laawi'si going in advance, follow after the Sha'lako. 

 (Plate LXii shows Sbu'laawi^si preceded by his ceremonial father.'* 

 Plate Lxiii shows other members of the Council of the Gods.) The 

 personator of Shu'laawi'si passes up the east line of exacavations and 

 deposits te'likinawe to Shu'laawi*si in excavation 1 and, passing before 

 the line of Sha'lako, he deposits similar offerings in excavation 2. Pass- 

 ing down the west line of excavations and up the east line, he sprinkles 

 meal over the te'likinawe in excavation 1 ; again crossing to the west, 

 he sprinkles meal over the offerings in excavation 2, and, passing l)y the 

 A'shiwanni, he retires from the ceremonial ground. Sa'j^atasha and his 

 Ya'muhakto and Hu'tutu with his Ya'muhakto proceed up the east line 

 of the excavations. Sa'yatasha with his Ya'muhakto cross before the 

 Sha'lako to excavation 2, where they deposit te'likinawe to these gods. 

 Hu'tutu with his Ya'muhakto deposit te'likinawe at the same time in 

 excavation 1. Sa'yatasha and his Ya'muhakto continue down the west 

 line, and, crossing the ground, the}" pass up the east line and deposit 

 te'likinawe in excavation 1. Hu'tutu with his Ya'muhakto deposit 

 te'likinawe in excavation 2 and then pass down the west line and up the 

 east. While Sa'yatasha and his associate cross over to excavation 2 

 and sprinkle the offerings with meal, Hu'tutu and his associate sprinkle 

 the offerings in excavation 1. The two couples exchange places by 

 crossing directly before the Sha'lako. Sa'yatasha and his Ya'muhakto 

 sprinkle meal into excavation 1 while Hu'tutu and his Ya'muhakto 

 sprinkle it into excavation 2. The two couples now meet midway in 

 the line of Sha'lako and face the village, Ya'muhakto to the east, Sa'ya- 

 tasha next, Hu'tutu next, and the other Ya'muhakto at the west 

 end of the line. Sa'yatasha cries "Hu , hu , hu , 



a " Ko'thluwala'wa " on the plate is an error. For "deputy" see p. 33. 



