BDNZEL] THE INITIATION 991 



There are two masks. They are kept with the yellow Salimopiya. 



He comes once in foiir years to initiate the boys. He comes with 

 the yellow Salimopiya and goes into Heiwa kiva. They do not take 

 out the permanent mask at other times, but they make up a mask 

 like it. Sometimes he comes at koyuptconawa to dance with Hehe'a 

 and the other little dancei-s. He never comes with the mixed dance. 



Na'wico 

 (Plate 29, o) 



Costume. — On the head downy feathei-s and yellow parrot feathers, 

 and two eagle tail feathers and one feather of the chaparral cock. 

 " On his ears are squash blossoms with hair hanging down, so that there 

 may be plenty of melons and squashes. His eyes are painted with 

 little lines rimning out in all directions for the clouds of all directions. 

 His nose is a zigzag line for the lightning." Spruce collar. 



"The body paint is pink dancer's clay mixed with red clay. The 

 arms and legs are painted with corn pollen for the corn. They think 

 the corn is happy if they use corn pollen. He wears a skirt like the 

 Salimopiya with butterflies embroidered on it. The knees are painted 

 red, the lower legs pink. He has beads and black yam around his 

 neck and yam around his legs. No rattles or bells. He carries in 

 both hands bimches of willow sticks tied together with little bells. 

 His seeds are in his willow sticks. He wears a leather belt. 



"When he comes with Salimopiya for the initiation he belongs to 

 Tcupawa kiva. His mask is kept with the red Salimopiya in Badger 

 house (K. 252). 



"He comes to look after the time. In the afternoon while the other 

 katcinas are going aroimd he stands near the church dancing. The 

 two of them stand together, marking time and skaking their bells, 

 and looking at the shadow all the time. He lets the other katcinas 

 know when it is time to whip the childi-en. He is dangerous when he 

 whips, but everyone likes to go and watch hun while he is watching 

 the shadow, because he is a pretty dancer. 



"He always goes down the ladder head first like the Salimopiya." 



Mythology. — When the priests decided to initiate their children they 

 set the date that would be best for the initiation. Then they called the 

 katcina chief, because that is something that the katcina chief must 

 decide. So they called hun into their ceremonial room. He came in 

 and said, "My. fathers, why have you called me? I have come." 

 Then they said, "Now we have our prayer sticks ready. We have 

 made our crooks for the initiation of our boys and everj^thing is ready, 

 and we want to know wb a t time the chOdren should be whipped. Should 

 it be in the morning or the evening or at midday? " He sat down and 



