1016 ZUNI KATCINAS 



[ETH. ANN. 47 



Upig'AiAPoNA (Downy Feathers Hanging) or A'tsamkoEo-kci'' 

 (Plate 37, a) 



Costume. — "He is lilve Kokokei. His face is green for the green 

 world. The mouth is painted all different colors for all different 

 kinds of flowers, white and red and blue and yellow and black, so as 

 to have a fine summer with all different kinds of flowers. He has 

 thi-ee downy feathers hanging from the bottom of the mask. He 

 dances for the spring, so that the spring will come quicl-dj^ with fine 

 days. 



"His body is painted black with yellow breast and shoulders for 

 the oriole because he comes early in the spring. The yellow on the 

 arms is for the yellow flowers and the corn pollen. He wears a white 

 dance kilt, white-embroidered sash, red woven belt. Fox skin, blue 

 moccasins. On the right leg a turtle-shell rattle tied on with a small 

 red belt. Gourd rattle in right hand, spruce branches in left. He 

 always carries spruce to make the world green, and in the simimer he 

 wears spruce in his belt also. He has his seeds in the front of his 

 belt. " 



Ceremonies. — Upik'aiapona is a variant of KoEokci and may be 

 substituted for Kokokei on any occasion except the return of the 

 katcinas at the summer solstice. However, since Upikaiapona is 

 generally called Kokokei one can never be sure just what is meant 

 when it is said, "It must be Kokokei. " 



Parallek. — Hopi anga katcina (Fewkes, Hopi Katcinas, 54, 93, 94, PI. XXXII). 



Pai'yatyamu ^ 

 (Plate 37, b) 



Mask turquoise with black and white border. Turquoise ear- 

 rings. Parrot and downy eagle feathers in hair, and head band of 

 bright ribbons. 



Body painted red with markings of yellow (if he comes with Hekcina 

 cilowa, the body paint is black). Embroidered kilt, fringed sash, 

 red belt, blue moccasins, yarn, necklaces, etc. Carries trumpet 

 decorated with downy feathers. 



* An old name meaning handsome katcina youths. 



* The name paiyatyamu (Keresan, youth) has three usages in Zuhi. It is the name of the god of flowers, 

 butterflies and music (Zuni Indians, p. 568; Cushing, Outhne of Zuiii Creation Myths, p. 395). Society 

 members offer him prayer sticiis at the winter solstice. These sticks are double and are painted blue and 

 yellow, the phallic colors. The word is also applied to the musical orders of the two societies who are 

 flutes, make, tsana"kwe and pecatsilo'kwe. It is also used by the newe'kwe esoterieally to refer to them- 

 selves. Magic butterflies and flutes flgure in folklore as methods of seduction. 



