STEVENSON] A 'pi '^LASHI W ANNl 603 



caught it is waved over the meal painting from left to right. The 

 gifts are divided among the ha'shiya, after they cease dancing, by the 

 men who receive them, amid cheers from the populace. A warrior 

 having left the plaza to add to the warmth of his clothing, presents an 

 incongruous spectacle on his return, clad in a well-worn Prince Albert 

 coat and black cloth trousers, with a war pouch over his shoulder, a 

 l)uckskin skullcap on his head, and carrying his war club. 



Some time before sunset two tiles of women, sixteen in each tile, 

 each carrying a bowl or basket of food upon her head, come to the 

 plaza. They wear black dresses with blue embroidery, black blankets, 

 white buckskin moccasins with black soles, and the silver beads and 

 bangles, which are never omitted in ceremonies. Great pride is felt 

 by the women in their appearance when they carry food for ceremo- 

 nial purposes, no matter what the ceremony ma}' be. One tile, led by 

 the elder brother to the victor, approaches by the northeast entrance; 

 the other tile, led by the victor, reaches the plaza by the southwest 

 way. The former deposit their bowls and baskets on the ground 

 about the pu'panakwe on the east side of the plaza; the others deposit 

 theirs about the pu'panakwe on the west side. The dnunmer of 

 pu'panakwe on the east side prays with the elder brother, and the one 

 on the west side praj's with the victor. Afterward the drummer clasps 

 the hands of each woman of his side and prays. At the close of the 

 prayer, he moves his hands (still holding hers) three or four times 

 before her lips, that she may draw from him the sacred breath, or all 

 that is good of him. The women depart as they come, followed b}' 

 the elder brother and the victor. 



Man}^ of the bowls of food from each side are placed near the meal 

 painting by the pa'mosona and his vice, for the A'shiwanni and war- 

 riors. The food in the remaining vessels is consumed by the pu'pa- 

 nakwe, the pa'mosona and pa'mosono"kia eating with those on the east 

 side, while the vice pa'mosona and vice pa'mosono"kia eat with the 

 pu'panakwe on the west side of the plaza. Before any food is taken 

 by the pu'panakwe the druumier putfs snioke from his cigarette over 

 the hooped drumstick, which lies on the top of the drum, and prays: 

 and the pa'mosona deposits food from the collation in the basket 

 containing the red he'we to the north side of the scalp pole, and the 

 vice pa'mosona places food in the basket to the south side. Food is 

 also gathered from the bowls and baskets on the east side of the meal 

 painting and placed in the ])asket to the north, and from those on the 

 west side and placed in that to the south of the scalp pole. 



After the return of the victor and the elder })rother to the plaza, they 

 stand west of the meal painting, facing east, and the pe'kwTn removes 

 the arrows from their mouths; and the elder brother to the victor, 

 passing before the cloud sym])ol, returns to his place on the east side 

 behind the painting. These two, who have not eaten oi- drunk duritig 



