i took the live ember from Ka-tci and placed it in the large
opening of the pipe, on the leaves which filled its cavity. He then
knelt down and placed the pipe between the two _ti-po-nis_, so that
the pointed end rested on the head of the large fetish, between the
ears. Every one remained silent, and Wi-ki blew several dense clouds
of smoke upon the sand altar, one after another, so that the picture
was concealed. The smoke was made by blowing through the pipe, the
fire being placed in the bowl next the mouth, and the whole larger end
of the pipe was taken into the mouth at each exhalation.

"At the San Juan pueblo, near Santa Fe, where I stopped on my way to
Tusayan, I purchased a ceremonial headdress upon which several spruce
twigs were tied. Wi-ki received some fragments of these with
gratitude, and they formed one of the ingredients which were smoked in
the great _o-mow-uh_ pipe. The scent of the mixture was very fragrant,
and filled the room, like incense. The production of this great
smoke-cloud, which is supposed to rise to the sky, and later bring the
rain, ended the first series of eight songs.

[Illustration: BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT PL. CLXXII

PAINT GRINDER, FETISH, KAOLIN DISKS, AND LIGNITE FROM SIKYATKI]

"Immediately after this event, Ha-ha-we filled one of the
small-stemmed pipes lying near the fireplace with native tobacco, and
after lighting it puffed smoke on the altar. He passed the pipe to
Wi-ki, holding it near the floor, bowl foremost, as he did so, and
exchanging the customary terms of relationship. Wi-ki then blew dense
clouds of smoke over the two _ti-po-nis_ and on the sand picture.
Ha-ha-we, meanwhile, lit a second pipe, and passed it to Ko-pe-li, the
Snake chief, who enjoyed it in silence, indiscriminately puffing smoke
on the altar, to the cardinal points, and in other directions.
Ko-pe-li later gave his pipe to Ka-kap-ti, who sat at his right, and
Wi-ki passed his to Na-syun-'we-ve, who, after smoking, handed the
pipe to Kwa-a, who in turn passed it to Ka-tci, by whom it was given
to Ha-ha-we. Ka-tci, the last priest to receive it before it was
returned to the pipe-lighter, smoked for a long time, and repeatedly
puffed clouds of smoke upon the sand picture. Meanwhile Ka-kap-ti had
handed his pipe to Ha-ha-we, both exchanging terms of relationship and
carefully observing the accompanying ceremonial etiquette. Ha-ha-we,
as was his unvarying custom, careful