goo THE ZUNl INDIANS [eth. ann. 28 



held in place by a paste of kaolin, is fashioned around the crown of 

 the head. The whole decoration symbolizes "the heart must be pure 

 that the prayers breathed into the plume offerings may be wafted to 

 the deceased A'shiwanni that they may send much rain." The black 

 on the chin denotes heavy rain clouds; the pollen, all vegetation, and 

 the down, lighter clouds. The circle of down on the head symbol- 

 izes the clouds of the world. After the eagle-down decoration the 

 pe'kwin places in the mouth of each an arrow point, which may not 

 be removed until sunset. A deerskin hood (see plate lx). with the 

 plume wand of the A'pi"la?hiwanni attached to the crown, is worn. 

 The victor and his elder brother are now in full attire, including the 

 war pouch placed over the shoulder and the bow wristlet. The war 

 club and the quiver with bow and arrows complete the toilet. The 

 elder brother Bow priest is careful to examine each quiver to see that 

 it contains the full number of arrows, one for each of the six regions. 

 The victor and his elder brother take their prayer plumes from the 

 meal painting, and afterward all of the prayer plumes are removed by 

 their owners, each warrior having deposited two. 



By this time the makers of the idols of U'yuyewi and Ma^sai'lema 

 arrive, and the chatting and laughing of the warriors at once cease 

 and not a word is spoken after the two men enter the chamber. The 

 warriors take position, standing on the north side of the room, the 

 Ah'shiwanni remain at the west end, and the elder brother Bow priest 

 stands south of the painting and before it, whirling the rhombus and 

 calling for rains. When the whirling of the rhombus ceases the pe'kwin 

 returns the mi'wachi,'' which have embellished the painting, to their 

 individual owners. The et'tone of the Kia'kwemosi and the large 

 shell are placed in two baskets lined with raw cotton, and the other 

 fetishes are divided among certain warriors. The pe'kwin removes 

 all the objects from the north side of the painting systematically, 

 handing the image of U'yuyewi to the elder brother and the para- 

 phernalia to the appropriate parties. The objects are now removed 

 from the south side, the image of Ma*sai'lema being handed to the victor 

 and the paraphernalia to others. All leaxe the chamber and proceed 

 to te'wita *hlan'na in couples. The elder brother Bow priest leads, 

 whirling the rhombus, with the pe'kwin by his side; the other A'shi- 

 wanni follow, and after them a man of the Deer clan; the elder brother 

 to the victor, with a warrior to his left, comes next: two couples fol- 

 low, and then the victor, with a warrior to his left, and preceded by a 

 man of the Bear clan. The bearers of the paraphernalia of the Gods 

 are near the end of the procession. 



Upon reaching the plaza all but the A'shiwanni form into single tile 

 and dance, after which the objects are placed on the meal painting in 

 the plaza. The image of U'yuyewi is stood on the east side and that 



a See p. 410. 



