548 THE ZUNl INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



tcniitv. The masks, carefully wrapped, were broug-ht to Zufii on the 

 backs of burros. The writer was present at the ceremonial held by 

 the Shu'maakwe fraternit}' on the return of the director from Laguna 

 and she notes here the variations from the ceremony previously 

 described. 



The occasion of this ceremonial is twofold. A woman and a .young 

 girl are to be initiated into the fraternity, and the Laguna masks of 

 the Shuniai'koli are to be brought out for the first time in Zuni. The 

 men who are to personate the gods go to Ku'shilowa about half an 

 hour before sunset. As they leave the ceremonial chamber the writer 

 enters and finds six Shumai'koli and three Sai'apa masks on a large 

 blanket spread on the north side of the chamber and a short distance 

 before the altar. The masks are receiving the finishing touches, and 

 other regalia are being arranged. Men not employed on this work are 

 grouped on the south side of the room, singing to the accompaniment 

 of the rattle. A woman of the fraternity who is to lead the gods to 

 Zuni sits on a stool facing east. In a short time the woman, followed 

 by the charm-bearer, proceeds to Ku'shilowa, to return with the gods 

 who appear after sunset. Two Shu'maikoli and two Sai'apa masks 

 are conveyed under cover of blankets to Ku'shilowa. It will be 

 remembered that these gods live in the east. 



In a short time all Zuiii is out on the house tops and in the streets 

 to view the coming of the gods. As soon as they are observed in the 

 distance a fraternity father, followed by a novice, comes to the cere- 

 monial house, but does not enter. The two stand just west of the 

 entrance, the novice being west of the fraternity father. The man 

 looks to the east, but the woman holds her head down and appears to 

 be deepl}^ impressed with the solemnity of the occasion. In five 

 minutes the other novice follows her fraternity father and thej^ stand 

 west of the first couple; this man also looks to the east and the girl 

 looks downward. 



When the gods enter the village the children are wild with excite- 

 ment. Animal-like cries are heard in the ceremonial chamber, and 

 the voices of the choir are more vigorous in the song. The female 

 leader^of the gods carries her mi'li and meal basket in the left hand 

 and throws out meal with her right as she advances. The man who 

 follows carries the charm referred to, which he manipulates that the 

 gods may follow. The two Shumai'koli, of the North and of the 

 West, come next and are followed by two Sai'apa. The foremost 

 Sai'apa has the back of the mask colored yellow for the North, being 

 tUv attendant to the Shumai'koli of that region; the other has his 

 mask blue, for he is attendant to the Shumai'koli of the West. On 

 reaching the ceremonial house, the female leader takes her position east 

 of the fraternity fathers and novices, and faces east. The charm -bearer 

 stands south of her, facing east, and holds his charm above his face 



