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snake. The lower fringe may be of tin cones or antelope hoofs, or they 
may be destitute of all appendages, according to the pueblo. Tin cones 
are universal at Walpi. 
The feathers on the heads of the Snake priests vary in the different 
pueblos, especially those hanging downward on the hair behind. The 
antelope kilts are similar, and the sashes, fox-skins, and belts identical. 
The other striking differences have been mentioned in the account of 
the dance in each pueblo. 
The absence at Cipaulovi, Cunopavi, and Oraibi of the personifica- 
tion of the kalektaka, or warrior, who carries the bow and arrow, and 
who twirls the whizzer, is noteworthy. At Walpi this personage 
appears in the rear of the line of Antelopes as they enter the plaza, 
then stands at the extreme left of the platoon, and is the last to leave 
the kisi at the close of the dance. He uses the whizzer at critical times 
in the ceremony, and has appeared in the three Walpi Snake dances 
which I have witnessed. He was not, however, seen in any of the vil- 
lages where this ceremony was celebrated in 1896, 
