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24. Ipanikaudauskonaiya ; mask is kept in Mauharots ; impersonated 

 by a flint or a kasi'na medicine man; appears at winter solstice only, 

 accompanied by a woman (K'o'tcininako); he carries a long pole with 

 cactus on it. 



25. Masewi; the elder of the twin war gods; mask kept in Mau- 

 harots; personated by an o^pi; appears in the k'atsina fight and at the 

 winter solstice. 



26. Oyoyewi; the younger twin war god; mask kept in Mauharots; 

 personated by an o'pi; appears in k'atsina fight and at the winter 

 solstice. 



27. Pai'yatyamo; belongs to Dautkorits, Kockasits, and Haimatats 

 estufas; appears as a side dancer with wai'oca k'atsina; also in G'aiya' 

 at winter solstice; carries flute; one only appears. 



28. G'otcininako; mythical women k'atsina; any estufa may have 

 some; they come in different colors (their faces only being distinguished 

 with different colors): There are red, yellow, green, and white faced 

 women; yellow, however, is the most common. They come with 

 other k'atsina in various dances. (See references to them in notes 

 on the other k'atsina.) 



29. Mictcaikoros; belongs to each of the five kivas except Coskats; 

 one or two appear; they come at the summer dance, natj^ati, and some- 

 times at the summer solstice; they have white faces with a cross on 

 the forehead; they carry a little pottery bowl of ashes which they 

 throw into the eyes of spectators who come too close to the dancers. 



30. Nyenyeka; one onty; belongs to Cutrinits; appears in the fight 

 and sometimes at the winter solstice. Nyenyeka was a great rabbit 

 hunter. One morning he went out hunting. He saw a jack rabbit. 

 He was going to hit him with his throwing stick (draisitca) when 

 the rabbit spoke to him. The rabbit said, "Wait! Don't hit nie. 

 Come here." Nyenyeka went up to the rabbit and asked him what 

 he wanted. The rabbit called Nyenyeka by name and said, " I am 

 going to make a bet with you. I'm going off a little ways and sit 

 down. You throw your stick at me. If you hit me you win my 

 clothes; if you don't, then I win your stick." Nyenyeka said, "All 

 right." So the jack rabbit went oft' a short distance and sat still. 

 Nyenyeka threw his stick at him and cut his head off. So he won 

 the rabbit's clothes (he won the right to wear the rabbit's fur). He 

 skinned the rabbit and wore his fur over his head. That is why he 

 wears rabbit fur on his head in the dances to-day. Nyenyeka is one 

 of the k'atsina hotceni (chiefs). 



31. A'aik'ani; one only; he is a k'atsina hotceni; mask is kept in 

 Mauharots or in Haimatats (when taken from the former it is worn 

 by a Flint shaman; when from the latter by the head of Haimatats 

 estufa); appears in the fight and in G'aij'a' sometimes. 



