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hu , hu " The couple.s cross, Sa'yatasha and his alternate 



going- to excavation 2, while the others go to excavation 1. They bend 

 and motion over the excavations, and again they meet midway in the 

 line of Sha'lako and face the village. Sa'yatasha is now west of Hu'tutu 



and beside him. Hu'tutu exclaims: "■ Hu'tutu , Hu'tutu , 



Hu'tutu , Hu'tutu '' The four now pass in tile down the 



east line to the north side of the ground, where they are joined by two 

 Sal'imobiya, who run back and forth over the north end of the ground 

 during the ceremony of the Council of the Gods. The Council of the 

 Gods return up the east line of excavations, followed by the two Sal'i- 

 mobiya, and pass by the Sha'lako and on by the Ko'mosona, Ko'pe- 

 kwin, the two Ko'pi**lashiwanni and the A'shiwanni. Each shi'wanni 

 holds a basket of prayer meal, from which he sprinkles the gods as 

 thev pass. The Ko'mosona, with his associates, and the A'shiwanni 

 leave the field in company with the Council of the Gods. The two 

 Sal'imobiya soon return to their former place and repeat the running 

 back and forth. The Ko'mosona, with his associates, and the A'shi- 

 wanni return to the village after accompanying the gods a short dis- 

 tance. The Council of the Gods deposit te'likiiiawe in a cornfield a 

 south of. the village, and near b}^, in an excavation about 4 feet in 

 diameter. The depth of the hole is the distance from the feet to the 

 waist of the wor'li who made it. They proceed to the cal)in previously 

 referred to, where they remove their masks and paraphernalia. 



The personators of the Sha'lako rise with the efiigies, each as his 

 turn comes. The one from He'iwa ki'wi^sine runs to excavation 3, 

 and, drawing a te'likinane from his belt, thrusts his hand through 

 the opening in the blanket and deposits it to the Sha'lako of the North; 

 then, rapidly crossing to excavation 4, he plants a second te'liki- 

 nane to Sha'lako of the North" and returns to his position in the line 

 of Sha'lako, when the group from his ki'wi^sine sprinkle the etfigy 

 with meal. He then slips from under the ettigv, his alternate taking 

 his place, while the personator of the Sha'lako occupies the former 

 position of his fellow. This proceeding is followed by each Sha'lako. 

 As soon as the Sha'lako from He'iwa ki'wi'sine starts for excavation 4, 

 the one from O'he'wa runs to excavation 9 and deposits a te'likinane 

 to the Sha'lako of the East, and, crossing the ground, he deposits 

 another in excavation 10. He is no sooner ott' for excavation lo than 

 the one from Mu'he'wa ki'wi*sine runs to excavation 5; and, after 

 depositing a te'likinane to the Sha'lako of the West, he runs to excava- 

 tion t) and deposits another te'likinane. The Sha'lako from He'kiapawa 

 ki'wi'^sine closely follows the one preceding him and deposits a te'liki- 

 nane in excavation 13, and, crossing to excavation 14, he plants another. 

 The Sha'lako from Chu'pawa ki'wi*sine follows next. He runs to 



a Much skill is required by the bearer in manipulating the beak that is attached to the musk 

 which he keeps in a constant chatter while he runs rapidly with the effigy. 



