gure of moist clay, about four or
five inches across the base. Some of these were in the form
of two mammae, and there were also many wedge and cone forms,
in all of which were embedded corn kernels, forming the
cloud and other of the simpler conventional figures in
different colors, but the whole surface was studded as full
as possible with the kernels. Each man brought down his own
_po-o-tas_ (tray), on which he sprinkled prayer-meal, and
set his _ka-ue-tue'-kwi_ (corn mountain) upon it. He also
placed ears of corn on the tray."

These corn mountains were carried by the _Ta-tau-kya-mu_ priesthood
during an interesting ceremony which I have thus described:[168]

"The whole line then passed slowly along the front of the
village sideways, facing the north, and singing, and all the
women came out and helped themselves to the clay molds and
the ears of corn borne by the _Ta-tau-kya-mu_, bestowing
many thanks upon the priests."

The fragment of polished stone shown in plate CLXIX, _d_, is
perforated near the edge for suspension, and was found near the aural
orifice of a skull, apparently indicating that it had been used as a
pendant. With this object, many rude arrowpoints, concretions of
stone, and the kaolin disk mentioned above were also found. Small
round disks of pottery, with a median perforation, were not common,
although sometimes present. They are identified as parts of primitive
drills.

No object made of metal was found at Sikyatki, nor is there any
evidence that the ancient people of that pueblo ever saw the Spaniards
or used any implement of their manufacture. While negative evidence
can hardly be regarded as a safe guide to follow, so far as knowledge
of copper is concerned, it is possible that the people of ancient
Tusayan pueblos, in their trading expeditions to southern Arizona, may
have met races who owned small copper bells and trinkets of metal. I
can hardly believe, however, that the Tusayan Indians were familiar
with the art of tempering copper, and even if objects showing this
treatment shall be found hereafter in the ruins of this province it
will have to be proved that they were made in that region, and not
brought from the far south.

No glazed pottery showing Spanish influence was found at Sikyatki, but
there can hardly be a doubt that the art of glazing pottery was
practiced by the ancestors of the Tusayan people. The mo