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TWO SUMMERS WORK IN PUEBLO RUINS 



[ETH. ANN, 22 



There are appciuletl to 1 lie eeplialot liorax of this animal four pairts of 

 legs, which number distinguishes arachnids from insects; theiv are 

 two jaws at the anterioi- and a feather at the posterior extremity. 



Tlie figui'e of the sun on tlie exterior of tliis food bowl is a simple 

 I'iug surro\iii(ling a wliilc zone, in ttie interior of wliieh is a black 

 spot. The four periplierally jjlaced sets of tliree parallel lines are 

 supposed to represent eagle feathers, a constant feature in sun 

 emblems, or red horsehair, symbolizing tlie rays of the sun. 'I'he 

 sand picture of the sun in Ihe Powalawu, a ceremony preceding the 



Flfi. 37. Spider and snn Pinlilem on food bowl from Homolobi (number 1.t(>KKK). 



Powamu in February, as made in Oraibi, is identical with tlic design 

 on this food basin. 



Kokyan wuqti, or as slie is generally called, Kokyan mana, the 

 Spider maid, was the parthenogenetic mother or grandmother of the 

 twin war gods, Piiiikon hoya and Paliina hoya. As she was supposed 

 to have been impregnated by a sun's ray or a drop of water falling 

 iipon her, the sun is thei-efore called the father of the twins. 



In various current legends the Spider woman is represented as one 

 who can change her form at will, acting as mentor to tlie hero Piiiikon, 



