580 THE ZT'NI INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



Addressing the ants they continue their prayers: 

 To you of the six regions whose homes cover the earth 1 give shells. 

 The two warriors now deposit their olive shells and the other two 

 the strings of shells at the apex of the ant-hill. 



Yi'llow ant, 1)lue ant, red ant, white ant, all color ant, t)lack ant U hu 



Ave u hu we u ha we u hu we. 



To you whose homes are covered with the mountain tops " I give shells — A^hayuta 



yellow, A^hayuta l)lue, A'hayuta red, A'liayuta white, A'hayuta all color, A'hayuta 



hlack.'' 



Kain-mukers Bow priests, 'Si'kiahaya, 'Kia'lawanni, Ku^pishtaya. <' 



\\'hen we meet the enemy a little arrow storm wind will rise.'' 



When we meet him on the road near by he will never more inhale the sacred 



breath of day. 



I inhale the sacred breath of day. 



All come quickly, the enemy conies from ambush. A Navaho is killed, we inhale 



the sacred breath of day. 



They now discharge their rifles and, mounting, ride a few steps and 



halt, when the spokesman at the ant-hill repeats Uh , then each 



man tires one shot. Proceeding a few steps farther, the}' halt, and 



the same man repeats Uh hawanawe', when each one fires a 



shot. Again they proceed a short distance and halt, when the same 



man repeats Uh iwolokia', when they again fire one shot and, 



advancing a few steps, they halt and the man repeats Uh Pa'wi 



ash'kia, and again each fires a shot, and then they proceed direct to 

 the north side of the pueblo. 



The victor and elder brother are side by side, each flanked by a 

 fellow. A great crowd has congregated to receive the party, whose 

 approach has been observed by the pa'mosona (scalp custodian), who, 

 facing the pa'sewikia, speaks: 



You have met the enemy. He will nevermore inhale the sacretl breath of day. 



The war hoop (a'wakikapna) is now repeated four times by all. The 

 pa'mosona contimies, addressing the populace: 



The enemy is destroyed. AYho will be our great father Bow priest? ' 



Who now is to become a Bow priest?.'' 



Weill who will kick the scalp? Mis younger mother (elder aunt), his elder sister 

 { younger aunt ) . 



Who will wash the >;cali>? His vounger father (elder uncle), his elder brother 

 ( younger uncle ) . 



Well! (said by i)a'mosonaj. Good! (said by all). 



fi The unexpressed idea is that the homes of the Gods of War are roofed with mountain tops. The 

 permanent home of these gods is supposed to be in the crater of an extinct volcano. 



'' Reference to tlie Gods of War presiding over the six regions— yellow for the North, blue for the 

 West, red for the South, white for the East, all-color for the Zenith, and black for the Nadir. 



'■ 'Si'kiahaya travels in the rain by day; 'Kia'lawanni travels at night; he has long hair (comet or 

 meteor): Ku'plshtaya travels in the midst of fog. These celestial beings are mighty warriors. 



''The unexpressed idea is tliat there will be a little wind of arrows, or, in other words, the air will 

 be filled with arrows. 



e Referring to what member of the Bow priesthood will act as elder brother to the victor. 



./■Referring to one who has taken a scalp. 



