1008 ZUNI KATCINAS 



[ETH. ANN 47 



practice. Then they select two men for the katcina maidens. They 

 select the two best looking yoimg men, slender young men with light 

 skins. They select the men for Hehe'a and Ololowicka, too. Then 

 the}^ invite the men who are to come and play the flutes for the grind- 

 ing. There are two societies who use flutes in their ritual, the Little 

 Fire and the Bedbug Societies, and the headmen of the kiva will 

 in^^te one or the other of these two to come and play for them. Then 

 four men will come and practice with them. The flute players listen 

 to the songs as the men practice, and afterwards they begin to play 

 them on their flutes. They all practice together. The men sing 

 and the ones who are going to grind practice the grinding and the two 

 Hehe'a sit down in front of them and clap their hands so that they 

 grind in time. 



"Then when they are ready the katcma chief plants prayer sticks. 

 The women in the houses of the two men who have been selected to 

 be the katcina maidens are all busy grinding. They grind very fine 

 meal for the men to take to the plaza. Then on the last day all the 

 men get their things ready. They get their clothes ready, and they 

 get their drum. The men who are going to grind bring the two 

 grinding stones and the buckskins to spread under them and the 

 fine meal. 



" The next day they have the rain dance (hekcina cilowawa). There 

 will be many women dancing in the line, but the two who are to grind 

 will not dance with them until the third evening. Then on the third 

 day they come in the evening, the two katcina maidens, four flute 

 players, two Hehe'a and Ololowicka. They come into the plaza. 

 Each of the maidens carries an ear of corn in each hand and a basket 

 of fine meal. The two Hehe'a carry the two grinding stones and the 

 buckskins. Thej' prepare a place for the girls in the center of the 

 plaza. They spread out the buckskins and place the two mealing 

 stones down on them. The Koyemci help them. The plaza is full 

 of people. Then the four flute players take their places on both sides 

 of the grinding stones. Then the girls take their places. Thsy are 

 on the south side of the plaza, and the dancers stand in line aroimd 

 the plaza, always men and women alternating. Then they sing the 

 grinding songs and the two katcina maidens grind. When they have 

 finished one song they pile up the meal in the bowls. Then when all the 

 meal is piled up in the bowls Ololowicka pretends that he wishes to 

 pass water. Then the Koyemci say, "Hurry up, children, our grand- 

 father wishes to pass water!" Then they take the bowl from one of 

 the maidens and set it down in front of Ololowicka. Ololowicka 

 carries an old long-necked gourd sticking out of his belt. Then he 

 stands over the bowl and pours some of the licjuid into it. Then he 

 goes to the second bowl and does the same. Then the Koyemci put 

 their hands into the bowls and mix the contents thoroughly and carry 



