FEWKEs) POWAMU CEKEMONY 39 



DISTKIBUTIOX OF BEAN SlMtOUTS, DOLI,8, AND Ol'HEK OIUECTS 



At sunrise of the last day of Powaiuu, two personations from each 

 kivii distribute the sprouted beans, dolls, l)ows and ai'rows, moccasins, 

 and other objects which have l)een made for that purpose. From their 

 appearance at dawn they are called the Dawn (Telavai) katcinas, and 

 in 1900 the following were observed performing this duty: Owa 

 katcina, Maio katciiia, Ilehea katcina, [luhuan katcina, Sio Ilumis 

 katcina, Tate iikti. 



Shoi'tly after this distribution a man personating Sovok wi'Kjti went 

 about Waipi lioiding conversations at the kivus und private houses, 

 frightening children until they cried. 



COLLECTION OE FOOD BV MONSTERS 



Later in the dav three groups of Soyoko or monsters, each group 

 consisting of four Natackas, one Natacka mana, one Hahai wi'iqti, 

 one Hehea katcina, and two Hehea katcina manas, went to ever}' 

 house of their pueblo demanding food from the inmates, as they had 

 notiried the people they would eight days previously. Hahai wiiqti 

 acted as speaker, assuming a falsetto voice, the Natackas emphasized 

 the demands, and Hehea. armed with lassos, tried to rope those who 

 refused. It is customary for the boj's to first offer Hahai wiiqti a 

 mole or rat on a stick. This is refused, and then a small piece of 

 meat, generality mutton, is held out. The Natacka examines it and if 

 not large enough hands it back as he did the rat, shaking his hideous 

 head. When the desired (juantity of meat is presented, it is given to 

 the Natacka mana, who transfers it to a basket she carries on her 

 back. The girl or woman is then asked for meal, and she offers meal 

 that she has gi-ound from the ear of corn presented by the monsters 

 on their previous visit. This is refused and more meal is demanded 

 until enough is given to satisfy the monsters, who transfer it to the 

 basket of Natacka mana, after which they retire." 



\\'lNTEK LaKONE PaHOLAWC 



The Lalakontu have an assemblage in winter — a meeting of the 

 chiefs, at which prayer sticks are made. This is held in Vensi's house 

 near the Moii kiva — the old house of the Patki clans. Vensi, the 

 owner, is the oldest woman of the clan who is now active. No altar 

 is put in place during this rite, which simply consists of prayers and 

 song.s. 



"The monsters that visit the housps as described above are represented in n photograph taken at 

 Walpi by Mr James Mooney and published with his permission in a paper in the Fifteenth Annual 

 Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, as plate cv. The names of these, beginning at the right 

 of the line, are: 1. Hahai wiiqti; 2. Natacka naamfl; :i, Soyok mana; 4, Soyok mana; 5, G, 7, b. 9, 

 Katackas of different-coloreil masks. 10, 11. 12. Ueheas. 



