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long expiration, and continued as long as he had breath. This act he repeated four 

 times, and, turning toward the hatchway, made four silent inclinations, emitting 

 the same four characteristic expiratory calls. The first two of these calls began with 

 a low growl, the other two were in the same high falsetto from beginning to end. 



The kiva chief and two or three other principal members, each carrying a handful 

 of meal, then advanced, bearing short nakwakwoci hotumni [stringed feathers tied 

 to a twig], which they placed in his left hand while they uttered low, reverent 

 prayers. They received in return a few stems of the corn and bean plants which 

 Ahiil carried. 



Ahiil and Intiwa" next proceeded to the house of Tetapobi, who is the only repre- 

 sentative of the Bear clan in Hano. Here at the right side of the door Ahiil pressed 

 his hand full of meal against the wall at about the height of his chest and moved 

 his hand upward. He then, as at tlie kiva, turned around and faced the sun, holding 

 his staff vertically at arm's length with one end on the ground, and made six 

 silent inclinations and four calls. Turning then to the doorway, he made four incli- 

 nations and four calls. He then went to the house of Nampio's mother, where the 

 same ceremony was performed, and so on to the houses of each man or woman of 

 the pueblo who owns a tiponi or other principal wimi (fetish) . He repeated the 

 same ceremony in houses in Sichumovi and Walpi. 



During this circuit Ahiil vi.sited the following kivas and clan iiou.ses 

 of the three pueblos of the East mesa: 



Houses visited ix Sichcmov 



House Owner 



1. Anwuci kiva 



2. Tcoshoniwii's kiva 



3. Honani clan house Kokaamu 



4. Honani clan house Kele wiiqti 



5. Ala clan house Tiiba 



Houses visited in W.^lpi 



" NakH became Katcina chief at Ijitiv 



