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After the close of the morning feast the tehl'nawe are carried bv 

 such members of the fraternity as belong to the A'pi'4ashiwanni to 

 their homes, and later in the morning they are taken to the shrines 

 of the Gods of War, which are situated at the four cardinal points. 

 Each shrine is about a mile and a half from Zuni, the tehl'nane for the 

 north, with its accompanying stick, ))eing deposited at the shrine hy 

 the aged warrior of the 'Hle'wekwe fraternity. The names of these 

 shrines are as follows: Al'ahoimul'hlakwi, north shrine; Ha'wikonakwi, 

 west shrine; I'shiina an tekiapoa 'san'nakwi, south shrine (see plate 

 cxiii); To'nashi an te*kiapoakwi, east shrine. These shrines are on 

 elevated ground. The}' are built of rock, the opening being on the 

 east side, covered by a stone slab. The south shrine is superior to 

 the others. It is in horseshoe form, built of flat stones, with a 

 dome-like top. On removing the slab at the entrance on the east 

 side many prayer plumes are seen planted in the ground. The 

 tehl'nawe for the Zenith and Nadir are deposited at the east shrine. 

 The tehl'nawe, being taller than the walls of the shrines, are placed 

 on the outside against the walls. The 'Hle'wekvve deposit prayer 

 plumes in January and Februar}- within the walls of these shrines, 

 where thej^ remain until it becomes necessary to throw them to one 

 side to make room for others. 



The la'showawe worn by the a'mosi and a'mosono'*kia of the 

 A'pi'Hiishiwanni and those worn by the a'mosi and a'mosono"kia of 

 the Mu'waive are made into praA'er plumes after the closing cere- 

 monies, the paternal parents or brothers preparing those for the 

 women. The plumes of the former party are planted in the tields 

 with prajers to the u'wannam A'pi"'lashiwanni (rain-maker warriors), 

 deceased members of the Bow priesthood," and those of the others 

 are offered in the field to the A'wan 'Si'ta (Great Mother) et'tone. 

 which bring rains and fructitication, with prayers for snows and 

 winter rains. The two men and the women go separately to plant 

 their plumes. 



Four days afterwards each fraternity father dresses sheep for a 

 feast to be given to his newl}' initiated child, while the women of his 

 household bake the meal and flour previously ground. The families 

 of each novice are also busy preparing meal and other gifts, which 

 are to go to the house of the fraternity father. About the same time 

 the newly initiated meml^er accompanies the f racei'nity father a short 

 distance east of the village and deposits the prayer plumes given at the 

 time of initiation to the rain-makers of the ^Hle'wekwe for snows and 

 winter rains, that the crops may be plentiful, and that the people may 

 have health and happiness. The four ears of corn given the novices 

 at initiation are kept until planting time and then planted in tlie tield 



a The rain-maker warriors are lightning-makers who assist the rain-makers with their lightning 

 arrows. 



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