552 RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUNI CHILD. 
sits on the right and a younger sister on the left. The father of the Sun 
(Pa-oo-ti-wa) enters and sits upon the throne which has been arranged 
for him at the west end of the room; this has a sacred blanket attached 
to the wall and one to sit upon, the whole profusely ornamented with 
white scarfs, woven belts, and many necklaces of turquoise and other 
precious beads. To his right and left sit the two young priests who 
prepared the throne; to the left of the priest, on the left of Pa-oo-ti-wa, 
sit the high priest and priestess of the Earth. The remainder of the 
ledge is filled with the boys and their friends. Nai-a-chi, the living rep- 
resentative of Ah-ai-t-ta, the war god, sits to the left of the fire altar 
as you enter and feeds the sacred flames. The Sé&-léi-mo-bi-ya enter 
immediately after Paoo-ti-wa. All these, including Pa-oo-ti-wa, enter 
head foremost; the head touches the stone slab over the fire, and, com- 
pleting a somersault, they vault into the room on all fours and in like 
manner pass to the right of the kiva and around to their places. Pa- 
0o-ti-wa is followed by the Si-la-mo-bi-ya of the North and others in 
proper order and rapid succession, the hind one always hopping into the 
foot and hand prints of the former. In the two kivas mounds of sand 
have been laid for the Kok ko and each one sits upon his mound. These 
mounds are some eighteen inches in diameter and a foot in height (Plate 
XXITL). When all have taken their places the Si-li-mo-bi-ya of the North 
arises and taking the wand from his mound walks to the group immedi- 
ately to the right of the ladder as one enters. Holding the wand between 
his hands, he goes to each child and blows four times upon the wand, 
at the same time extending it toward the mouth of the child, who draws 
from it each time the sacred breath which passes from the mouth of 
the Kok-ko over the plumes. The tSi-tsi-‘ki carries the rabbit in addi- 
tion to the wand, and over them he passes the sacred breath of the 
little grandfather. The godparent covers the eyes of the child with 
his hand, for the children must not look upon the Kok-k6 near by. The 
Sa-lai-m0-bi-ya of the North is followed by the Sii-la-m0-bi-ya of the West 
and others, all in turn going to each child; as each one completes the 
round he places his wand in his belt, stands in the center of the kiva, 
and turns a somersault over the fire, striking his head on the fire slab 
as before, and so leaves the kiva feet foremost. 
The K06-l6-o0-wit-si now appears at the hatchways. He is brought 
by the priest of the K0-16-00-wit-si and the Soot-ike. The high priest, 
the priest of the bow, and priestess of the earth advance to the hatch- 
way, each holding a large earthen bowl, and catch the water poured 
from the mouth of the K6-l6-o0-wit-si. Each guardian then fills the 
small bowl which he carries with the holy water and, drinking a portion 
of it, gives the remainder to the boy to drink. The bowl which con- 
tains it isa giftfrom the godfather. The boy sprinkles the corn stacked 
in his house with this water. After the water is exhausted from the 
large bowls a blanket is held by four men to catch the seeds of all the 
cereals which are sent up from the abdomen of the K6-16-00-wit si. 
