BiNZEL] PARAPHERNALIA 873 



them greater firmness and are replaced with fresh as soon as the ends 

 become Hmp. Katcinas are always mstructed not to whip anyone 

 who is carrying corn or water or any woman who is with child. After 

 striking anyone the katcina passes the yucca before the victim's face, 

 saying, "May j^ou be blessed with seeds." Since he gives his blessing 

 while wearing a mask, white people and other outsiders are never 

 struck during these demonstrations.'^ 



Several katcinas carry feathered wands or long staves with feathers 

 (Muluktakii, pi. 46, d). P'autiwa and other katcina priests carry bun- 

 dle of prayer sticks which are planted or other-wise disposed of in the 

 course of their visit, or taken out with them to be planted later. 

 Female impersonations carry branches of spruce or perfect ears of 

 corn. This by no means exhausts the list of objects carried by the 

 katcinas. One of the "little dancers" (Hehe'a) carries a bag of sand 

 and red pepper, another a young spruce tree. Several of the scare 

 katcinas carry great stone knives and the Ca'lako carry stone a.xes 

 thrust in their belts out of sight. Almost anything which adds 

 character to the impersonation may be brought. 



The only katcina sets which have their own drum are the Short- 

 haked or Drum Tcakwena and one of the mixed dances. The drum is 

 made of a bundle of clothing wrapped very tight in a strong buckskin 

 and tied vdth thongs. It resounds when struck with a drumstick. 

 The Koyemci sometimes bring a wooden drum which they use in the 

 intermissions between dances. 



Hilili, whether dancing indoors or out, do not sing for themselves 

 but bring their owti choir. These men are dressed like society mem- 

 bers and wear masks. They use a pottery drum which they borrow 

 from one of the societies. 



During the winter dance series the katcinas dance indoors. Each 

 kiva in^dtes one of the medicine societies to sing for them. The 

 society brings its own drum, wliich is played by the official drummer of 

 the society, who is also the leader of the singing. They do not sing 

 wliile the katcinas are dancing, but in the intervals between dances, 

 while the "little dancers" are going around. 



Every katcina carries in his belt a small package of seeds which is 

 called his "heart. " This package contains corn of all colors, squash, 

 melons, sometimes \nld seeds, but not wheat, pumpldns, or cucum- 

 bers. Each man gets the seeds from his wife or mother. They form 

 one of the most important parts of his regaha. A dancer will never 

 go out without his seeds. When a priest recjuests that a dance be 

 repeated, as he sprinldes each dancer in the line with meal, he takes 

 from his belt liis package of seeds. Usually he takes only from the 



" In 1926 a Saiyali'a whipped a white school-teacher who was standing too close. He was rebuked by the 

 katcina chief (or "having given away his good luck." 



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