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kiimpa having the remaining groups to form his two rows. Each 

 runner has a stripe of white on the left cheek. They undress. As 

 the town chief and kumpa lead them out, each runner makes with his 

 clasped hands the gathering or drawang in motion (see p. 283), asking 

 help from the scalps, and on top of the kiva repeats the ritual motion, 

 asking help from the sun. The town chief and kumpa stand at the 

 east end of the track, where on this occasion the former will push 

 forth, i. e., start, the first two runners. At the east end also stands 

 the Town Fathers' chief, with the Laguna Fathers' chief at the west 

 end, both safeguarding the track. The Com group chiefs are dis- 

 tributed along the track to keep the onlookers back. Under their 

 blankets the curing chiefs have their exorcising things so that each 

 runner as he comes in approaches one chief or the other to be "cleaned 

 up," the chief moving his things in circuit, always imder the blanket. 



Each runner may be called upon to race several tunes. If a man 

 does not want to race again, he niay nm directlj' from the race track 

 to the roundhouse. In the roundhouse the scalp takers have re- 

 mained, not going to the race track because there are too many per- 

 sons aroimd, especially women. . . . Sometimes the racing is so 

 even that nobody is caught. Then they have to run again the fol- 

 lowing day. . . . After the runner is caught, the routine is as usual 

 after a race (see p. 326) except that after supper there is a fire dance 

 or circle dance (naxolpoa) in which anybody may join — men, women, 

 and children. They first dance in front of the town chief's house, 

 then around the big fire in the plaza, dancing in antisunwise circuit. 

 The scalp is borne aloft near the fire. The town chief and kumpa arc 

 out, the body and head of the town chief is spotted over with cotton. 

 His face is striped horizontally with various colors. He wears a 

 mountain-lion hide. Kumpa wears a hon or wolf hide and carries a 

 bow and quiver of arrows. The war chief is there with his assistants, 

 who from time to time shoot off their guns. The defeated runners 

 have to drum for the dance, and fetch wood for the fire. About mid- 

 night the wives or daughters of all the chiefs and of the scalp takers 

 carry food to the chiefs in the plaza. The women of the scalp takers' 

 households carry a big bowl of a're (sirup from sprouted wheat) for 

 all the chiefs to drink. At this time the chiefs withdraw to the round- 

 house, others staying to dance until sunrise, under the charge of the 

 war chief. 



There are races, nonritualistic, at other seasons, probably in the 

 summer. Such a summer-time race may be nm between the west and 

 east side people, the dividing line being drawn through the Black 

 Eyes square kiva. The west side people carry a red flag; the east 

 side people, a blue flag. A purse is made up for the winners. And 

 there are races by moiety, when, I failed to learn, only I was told that 

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