64 HOPI KATCINAS [eth, ann. 21 



SIO HUJIIS 



(Plate V) 



The picture" representing a being called the Sio Humis or the Zuni 

 Huinis has on the head a representation of a tablet with the upper 

 border cut into three semicircles, .sviubols of rain clouds. The white 

 figures painted on this tablet represent sprouting squash seeds, and the 

 j-ellow disks sunflowers. The curved bands over the forehead are 

 symbols of the rainbow. The face is divided by vertical 1)ands into 

 two fields of difl'erent colors, in which are representations of eyes and 

 symbolic figures of sprouting gourds. 



The figure has a rattle in the left hand and a sprig of pine in the 

 right, and a turtle shell is tied to the right leg. 



The supernatural here depicted was, according to legends, introduced 

 from Zuni during the present generation by a man now living in 

 Hano. who has a large number of helmets bearing the above-described 

 designs. 



The meaning of the name Humis is doubtful. It is sometimes 

 derived from Jemez. the name of an Eastei'n i)uel)lo, and some- 

 times from humita, corn. The former derivation would appear more 

 reasonable. 



.SIO HUMIS TAAMU * 

 (Plate V) 



The picture gives a fair representation of the uncle of Sio Humis 

 as personated in one of the dances of Pami'irti. The rounded helmet 

 has a single apical gourd horn, painted black and white at its junction 

 with the helmet. On each side of the head is a symbolic squash blos.som, 

 made of a wooden cylinder with radiating sticks connected b}' yarn. 

 A l)road black band extends horizontally across the eyes, below which 

 is an elongated snout. The neck has a collar of pine twigs, and to the 

 back of the head are tied black and variegated feathers. 



The figure has in its hands a yucca whip. The personator parades 

 before the line of dancers with an ambling step, hooting as he goes. 



SIO AVATC HOTA 

 (Plate V) 



Men personating Sio Avatc hoya accompany those representing 

 Sio Humis in the Pamiirti. They are dressed as women and per- 

 form the same part as the katcina maids in some other dances; that 

 is, they accompanied the songs with a rasping noise of sheep scapulae 

 .scraped over a notched .stick. 



" For picture of the doll see Journal of American Ethnology and Archeology, vol. ii, 1S92. 

 t> Sio (Zuni), Humis (Jemez or humita i. taamu i their uncle). 



