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the pine needle strings of their respective societies, an<l cast them 
one by one into the smouldering flames. As he made this sacri- 
fice he first brought the string to his mouth, prayed on it, made 
a pass to each of the six world quarters, and lastly committed it 
to the fire. Then Siiuoitiwa and Winuta followed Hani's 
example and made the same sacrifice for their respective socie- 
ties, the Wuioutcimtii and the AaltH. There was pei-fect silence 
as this took place, and at the conclusion all resumed their seats. 
Short prayers were offered by representatives of each society 
and Anawita from behind the screen responded to all collectively. 
The import of these prayers was a request for rain^ and other 
blessings. 
As soon as the fire sacrifice ended Alos<ik<i went u|) the kiva 
ladder, followed by the chiefs, Hani, Winuta, Silnoitiwa, and 
members of the visiting societies. The Kwakwaatk remained, 
but after all the others had left the kiva, Intiwa and the lad who 
held the blanket which concealed Anawita dropped it, and Hayi 
brushed away the meal line and swept the floor where the 
societies had stood. The avowed object of this act was to purify 
the room, for it was believed that this was necessary as direful 
results would come if the floor was not cleaned. 
The procession led by Alosaka filed down the trail to the shrine 
of the dread personage, Tilv;npontvmsi,^the complemental female 
of Jfasainrnl/i., where they made offerings, but would allow no 
one to see them.^ 
It then proceeded to the site of Old Wal])i, and marched in a 
circuitous route among the huge bouldei-s near that place. 
Alosaka led the procession four times around a space about one 
hundred feet in diameter which was called the Sipapimi.^ At 
certain points in this circuit he sprinkled a pinch of meal on the 
> So constant is this prayer in all ceremonials that it may be said to be universal. 
To one who has tarried in Tnsayan through the dry season this is no cause for 
wonderment, for their arid environment has pi'ofoiiniUy affected the religious cere- 
monials of the Tusayan villagers. 
•! There are fully as many earth goddesses in the Hopi as in the Aztec pantheon, 
and it is equally difficult to distinguish their identities. Several of them are but 
different names or attributes of the same personage. Tilyapontumsi has certain 
likenesses to Lakonetnana ( see Lalakonti ) . 
3 The TilwapoJltumsi eSigy is a log of fossil wood in a shrine about 230 feet from 
the site of Old Walpi, bearing 192° from that point. 
••The word Stpapuni occurred several times in one of the sixteen songs of the 
Antelopes (see .Tourn. Amer. eth. and arch., v. -1). The signitication of the word 
has been given elsewhere. 
