852 ZUNI KATCINAS • [eth. ann. 47 



"While he is saying this he spits out the seeds and nibs them with 

 his hands all over the mask, inside and outside. Then he takes the 

 mask and presents it to the six directions, north, west, south, east, 

 up, and down, saying: 



Temla tekwi u'lolma'ilapona ?on lukia yatena tsume. 



Diflerent directions who look after the world yoa this hold strong. 



"After he has done this he takes white clay (hekohakwa) and nibs it 

 all over the mask to make it smooth, and sets the mask in the sun 

 under the hatchway. When it is dry he takes his stone dish with the 

 blue gum paint (hecamu'le) and holding it in his hand says: 



Si hom helin tehya tom cinanaka ho' yam tca'le yakapa. 



Now I paint valuable your flesh with I my child complete. 



"Then he takes the paint and paints over the mask, using a little 

 piece of rabbit skin as a brush. This paint is very valuable and after 

 the mask is painted with this it is valuable.'^ Now it is finished; 

 it is a person. 



"On the day before the dance, when the men are getting ready, 

 the man's female relatives all come to liis hoiise to bake and cook all 

 kinds of food. In the morning the assistant director of the kiva 

 (wo'le) goes out to get long sheaves of yucca. In the afternoon about 

 four or five o'clock all the men who are going to dance go to the house 

 of the Iviva chief. Wlien they are all in he asks, 'Is eveiyone here?' 

 Then they say, 'Yes, we are all here.' Then the Idva chief goes to 

 the house of the man for whom the mask has been made and says, 

 'We are waiting for you. Are you ready?' The man says, 'Yes, I 

 am ready,' and the Idva chief takes liim to the house where the mask 

 is. When he comes in the director says, 'Now, my chUd, take off 

 your clothing and be strong. Be brave.' Then the man takes ofl' all 

 his clothes except the breechcloth. Then they take him into the 

 middle room and the four head men of the Idva (two otakainosi and 

 two wowe) whip him. The kiva chief whips liim fii'st. He takes a 

 bunch of long yucca in his hand and says, 'Now, my child, I shall 

 whip you. You have wanted this and you mil be strong.' Then he 

 strikes Mm four times on each arm, four times on the back and four 

 times on each leg. Then the other three men do the same. They 

 wliip him very hard. He is naked all over and often he bleeds from 

 the strokes of the yucca and the tears come to his eyes. When he 

 goes out he can hardly walk. 



"As soon as they are finished he dresses and puts on his blanket. 

 Then he goes to tell his people to bring food for the people of his Idva. 

 He looks very badly when he comes in, as though he had been badly 

 hurt. Then his wife and his sisters and all his relatives go with food 

 to the house of the Idva chief. They take about eight big bowls of 



