Fewkes.l 440 [Jan. 2, 
|)ollcMi six radial lines indicative of the world quarters. Upon 
these he placed the jyilanoioa^ in the depression of which he 
inserted the end of the fire spindle which he held between the 
palms of both hands. 
The Aaltii firemaker made a similar set of world quarter 
direction lines of meal on cedar threads, and upon them he placed 
cedar bark and his pilarikohti. He likewise inserted his fire drill 
in readiness. 
The Wuioutcimtu firemakers did the same, and all were ready 
to begin the ceremony, and awaited the signal. The members of 
the four societies with the exception of the firemakers rose to 
their feet and Hani said a short prayer. A solemn moment fol- 
lowed at the close of which Hani raised his staff and gave the 
signal, at which the TataukyamiX and the WilwutcimtH broke 
forth singing different songs. The song of the first society 
resembled that of the snake priests, at the snake washing.'- 
The Aaltii and the Kionkwantil did not sing, but at the first 
note of the other societies the firemakers began to rotate the fire 
spindles, and soon sparks of fire appeared in the dry cedar timber. 
The Aaltii firemaker produced fire in a minute, smoke being 
seen in thirty seconds, but the Kioakwantil firemaker with his 
apparatus, which was stone, was somewhat later, so that almost 
two minutes elapsed before he produced a spark. No additional 
material was fed into the fire holes after the rotation of the drill 
began, but the firemakers relieved each other after intervals of 
thirty seconds. The songs continued until the fire, now fed with 
wood, blazed up in the kiva. 
Sacrifices to the Xew Fire.^ 
The fire was then allowed to burn itself down, and Hani with 
one of the KwakwantH chiefs took up the basket trays containing 
1 Around this stone ftre implement was tied a cotton string called the pilanowa 
nakivakwoci, and at the celebration each year an additional feathered string was 
tied to it, so that there were from fifty to seventy-flve of these appendages. The use 
of a stone lire implement in the Tusayan villages is very old, probably antedating the 
wooden. Mrs. Stevenson has published a legend of the origin of fire, current at Sia, 
in which stone fire implements are mentioned. 
2 Journ. Amer. eth. and arch., v. 4. 
■i This " sacrifice " which has been described in the JVaacnaiija is to Masauwuh, and 
its name freely translated means "the placing of all the chiefs' sacrifices to the fire 
god" (see Xaacnaiya, p. 1!»<;)- 
