178 THE CLIFF RUINS OF CANYON DE CHELLY [ETH. ANN. 16 
to be a typical example, to which practically all the kivas conform. It 
has also the chimney-like structure, to be deseribed later. Like the 
rectangular kivas of Tusayan 
the cireular structures of De 
Chelly have little niches in the 
walls. Probably these were 
places of deposit for certain 
paraphernalia used in the cere- 
monies. 
Some of the kivas have an in- 
terior decoration consisting of a 
band with points. Figure 72 
shows an example that occurs in 
ruin No. 10 in De Chelly, in the 
north kiva. The band, done in 
white, is about 15 inches below 
the bench, and its top is broken 
at intervals into groups of points 
rising from it, four points in each 
group. In the north kiva the 
interior wall is decorated by a 
series of vertical bands in white. 
One series occurs on the vertical 
face of the bench; the bands 
are 2 inches wide and 8 inches 
apart. Another series occurs on 

Fic. 73—Pictograph in white . > 
Sool iai ie ers the wall, and consists of bands 
24 to 3 inches wide, about 2 feet high and 12 to 14 inches apart. The 
bands were observed only on the southern and western sides of the 
kiya, but originally there nay have been others on the north and east. 

Fic. 74—Markings on cliff wall, ruin No. 37, 
In ruin No.4 there is a similar series of bars, but in this instance they 
occur on the cliff wall back of the rooms. They are shown in figure 73. 
