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old year. They take it away. They swTiig: their staves as they go 

 to sweep away what is left of the old year." 



The Saiyah'a come also for the initiation of the little boys. For the 

 description of their part in this ceremony, see p. 978. 



They are the only ones to come for the final initiation. At this 

 time they are called Temapikamaka, "they show them the way." 

 (See p. 998.) They come also as punitive or exorcising katcinas at 

 irregular intervals. 



Folklore: 



How Sayalia Got His Collar 



When theSayah'a first came to Itiwana they did not wear the coyote 

 skins around their necks. They had just plain masks. They were 

 poor and naked. They came to Itiwana and finished their dance. 

 Then before going home they went to Corn Mountain to hunt. 

 They went with Ahayute to Corn Mountain and were hunting. Two 

 of the Kanakwe were there too. They also were himting with 

 Ahayute. Ahayute had been to Itiwana. They had their crooks 

 and were going home.'' So they asked the Sayali'a to go with them. 

 The Sayah'a were dangerous, but they did not look so terrible before 

 they had the coyote skins on their necks. So the Ahayute said, ' 'There 

 are all kinds of animals where we live, and you can have their skins 

 for your clothing." So the Sayali'a went with them. The Ahayute 

 cHmbed up Com Mountain. When they came to their home they 

 began to sing the way the Kanakwe do, "Huita! Iluita!" ^^ 



The little coyotes were hving on Corn Mountain. They heard it 

 and they came to the Ahayute and said, "^Tio is making that noise 

 around here? It sounds like a give-away dance." Then Ahayute 

 said, "Don't you hear the katcinas below there? Last night 

 there was a give-away dance at Itiwana and the katcinas came along 

 with us and they are having a give-away dance below here." The 

 Ahayute had a good idea. They had been calling "Huita," 

 because they wanted the little coyotes to jump off the mountain so 

 that the Sayali'a could use their skins on their masks. "How can 

 we go down?" said the four coyotes; "it is far. How can we go down?" 

 "Just look for corncobs and stick one in your anus and the wand 

 will carry you dowm." So the coyote looked for a corncob. He 

 went home and got one and came back. "I don't know how to stick 

 it in." "Here; I will do it for you." Then he said, "Now, you just 

 stand here and bend over." The coyote was standing at the edge of 

 Corn Mountain and he bent over and the Ahayute stuck the corn- 

 cob in his anus. They did the same with all four of them, and then 



i« At the winter solstice prayer sticks are offered to all deities, and they are believed to come on that day 

 to get their feathers. 



20 The 5S°akwe and other katcinas who distribute food to the populace call out " Huita," as they throw 

 their things to the people. 



