410 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



and tail of knives) at Shi'papolima, Na'ke'e initiated members of his 

 f raternit}^ into the secrets of sword swallowing, which order he named 

 *Hle'wekwc (Wood people), the swords being fashioned of wood. 



The 'Hle'wekwe, one of the original fraternities, traveled north- 

 ward, then eastward, linall_y reaching the home of Po'shai3iinki/' 

 While there the *Hle'wekwe were initiated into the secret of sword 

 swallowing b\" A'chiyala'topa.* 



After the 'Hle'wekwe had remained four 3^ears at Shi'papolima they 

 started to return to their people, not, howev^er, until those possessing 

 the secrets of Mystery medicine had been converted by the Divine 

 Ones into beasts. The details of the migration of the 'Hle'wekwe will 

 be given in the account of the ceremonies of this fraternity. 



Another man was called by the Divine Ones, and he was initiated 

 into Mystery medicine and into the mystery of playing with tire, but 

 not that of eating it; and he in turn initiated others, forming a frater- 

 nity which the Divine Ones named U'huhukwe (from u'kia, down,*" in 

 reference to eagle down). 



Again, Kow'wituma and Wats'usi desiring to increase the number 

 of fraternities chose two men, whom Po'shaiyanki initiated not only 

 into the myster}' of medicine which cures disease caused by witch- 

 craft of man, but also into the secrets of healing disease caused by 

 angry ants; and these two initiated others. This fraternity was named 

 Ila'lo'kwe, but it is also called A'chiya (Stone Knife), from the order 

 of this name. The secrets of lire were not given to the Hii'lo'kwe. 



Some of the officers of this fraternity declare that the Knife order originated in this 

 wise: A stone knife, descending from the gods above into the ceremonial chaml^er 

 through the hatchway, indicated that such an order should be created. This order 

 does not swallow the knife, but the knife is passed before the lips at initiation. In 

 old times this order had man}' stone knives which they used in the ceremonials, much 

 as eagle- wing plumes are used at the present time. 



Po'shaiyanki distributed the beast god medicines, also the tablet 

 altars and sand or dry paintings to the fraternities. One night, while 

 a man of Po'yi'kwe (Chaparral cock) clan sat in his house, one of the 

 Shumai'koli gods and his sai'apa (warrior) appeared to him without 

 masks. They told the man that their present home was Chi'pia, which 

 is near Shi'papolima, but that the}^ originally came from the under- 

 most world; that, traveling by the northern route eastward, they 

 reached Shi'papolima, afterward going to Chi'pia. The gods remained 

 but a short time with the man and returned to their home. 



The pe'kwin (sun priest) was notitied on the following morning of 



"The 'Hle'wekwe insist that their fraternity started for the north from the vicinity of Ko'thluwa- 

 la'wa, while all other priests and theurgists declare that this fraternity started from H;in''liplnkla 

 after receiving their totems. All agree, however, that the 'Hle'wekwe had departed before the engage- 

 ment of the A'shiwi with the Kia'nakwe (see p. 36). 



&The «Hle'wekwe insist that their initiation into the swallowing of the sword occurred previous 

 to that of the wood order of the Great Fire fraternity. 



("U'kla means also down of other birds, and of cotton. 



