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Both the snake and the antelope priests make altars 
in their kivas. The snake altar is made at Oraibi 
on the evening of the first day. The head priest 
brings into the kiva two wooden images of great ap- 
parent antiquity. The larger represents Pookong, 
the elder of the war god twins; the smaller may be 
intended for his brother, or for some other divinity. 
Near these are placed small images of the panther, 
the fetish of the warriors and hunters. At Walpi, and 
at Oraibi if a candidate is to be initiated, a sand painting 
is also made. This has a picture of a panther in the 
center, a snake on each of the four sides and a frame of 
four colored bands. Although each band extends 
entirely around .the painting, the outer one which is 
yellow represents the north; the-second, the green one, 
the west; the third, red, the south; and the inner one, 
which is white, the east. These are the colors which 
the Hopi always associate with the world quarters. 
The antelope altar is made in another kiva on the 
fifth day of the ceremony. The painting consists of a 
number of semicircular cloud terraces, with a similar 
border of colored bands. On two sides are rows of 
sticks, some of them curved, which represent the de- 
ceased members of the order. At the back of the altar 
are the fetishes and the tiponi, the society symbol, 
kept by the head of the order as a badge of his office. 
Around this altar a most important rite is held. One 
of the priests and a woman relative of some member 
are especially dressed and impersonate antelope man 
and antelope maiden. The snake priests enter bring- 
ing a snake which the antelope man holds during the 
ceremony. The priests smoke, blowing the smoke 
toward the altar; clouds of tobacco smoke are also 
blown from a cloud blower; and a priest appointed 
for the purpose sprinkles a specially prepared liquid 
