994 ZXJNI KATCINAS [eth. ann. 47 



(Ana is an exclamation of distress. The name means "take away 

 bad Juck.") 



Ceremonies. — "Two of them come at the preliminary initiation of 

 boys. They come with the white SaUmopiya. The masks are kept in 

 PaiTot clan house and they belong to ohewa Idva. The personator 

 may be fi'om any kiva, but is always selected by the dance du-ector of 

 ohewa kiva. 



"When all the Siilimopiya go into the kiva to diink from the 

 'spring' in order to get frenzied, Anahoho do not go in. They stay in 

 ohewa kiva. Then when the Siilimopiya have drunk they come out 

 and then Anahoho come out and stand on the top of theu' kiva. Then 

 the Salimopiya come after them. They do not like them and they 

 knock them down. Anahoho do not carry yucca, but little sticks 

 (yamu lacowapa) and they do not hit anyone with their sticks. 

 They are just to take away the bad luck. (That is dming the general 

 rites of exorcism. But later they are given yucca and whip the little 

 boys who are to be initiated.) 



"They wear crow feathers because the crow always comes when 

 everything is quiet and no one is looking for a fight and they bring 

 bad luck. Then the crow comes and flies around the village four 

 times, saying, 'Ka ka' and the people say, '\Miat does that mean?' 

 Then he says, ' I came to tell you the Navaho are coming to kill the 

 people,' or something bad like that. That is why they wear crow 

 feathers. The katcinas were with us in this world when we fb-st 

 came up. Once when they were having a dance Anahoho came with 

 their collars of crow feathers and the people all said, 'Something 

 is going to happen.' These people came like crows to warn the 

 people of bad luck. And in the evening the Navaho came and they 

 began to fight. Many Navaho were killed, but none of the Zuiiis. 

 Then the elder brother Anahoho dipped his right hand in the blood 

 of the Navaho and put it on his face and the younger one used his 

 left hand. That is how you can tell them apart. And, therefore, 

 they always wear crow feathers, and that is why they are the ones 

 to take away the bad luck. The painting on the side of the mask 

 is like Salimopiya because they always come with them." 



Anahoho has special secret prayers for "taking away the bad luck." 

 The only person who knows these is an albino woman with no cere- 

 monial connection. 



CULA'WITSI 



Cula'witsi's appearance and his part in the Ca'lako ceremony are 

 described on p 958. 



"When Cula'witsi comes in the initiation the man's ceremonial 

 father will always be in the kiva with him and will help him. If 

 he is dead his brother or some other relative will take his place and 



