he zenith, and the nadir:

North. Yellow. Hl[=u]p-si-na.
West. Blue. Hli-aen-na.
South. Red. Shi-l[=o]-[=a].
East. White. K[=o]-h[=a]n.
Heavens. All colors. [=I]-t[=o]-p[=o]-naen-ni.
Earth. Black. Quin-n[=a].

[Plate XXI: GROUP OF SAe-LAe-M[=O]-B[=I]-YA MASKS.

1 NORTH. 2 WEST. 3 SOUTH. 4 EAST. 5 HEAVENS. 6 EARTH.]

They come after sundown to the village. The serpent, made of hide, is
about twelve feet long and eighteen inches through the thickest part
of the body. The abdomen is painted white, the back black, covered
with white stars, which are represented by a kind of semicircle,
an entirely conventional design. The neck rests through a finely
decorated kind of altar carried by the two Soot-[=i]ke. The tail end
of the fetich is held by the priest of the K[=o]-l[=o]-oo-w[)i]t-si,
who constantly blows through a large shell, which he carries in the
right hand, holding the serpent with the left. The K[=o]k-k[=o] pass
through the town and visit each kiva; they put the head of the serpent
through the hatchway, that those who are privileged to assemble in the
kivas may see the fetich. The K[=o]-l[=o]-oo-w[)i]t-si is then taken
to the Kiva of the Earth, H[=e]-tk[=a]-pa-que. The walls of this kiva
are decorated with two K[=o]-l[=o]-oo-w[)i]t-si, which extend almost
around the entire walls of the room, the heads nearly meeting at the
north end of the room. The fetich is placed between the heads. The
others of the K[=o]k-k[=o] repair to their respective kivas, the
H[=e]-i-i-que or Kiva of the North, the Moo-h[=e]-i-que or Kiva of the
West, the Choo-p[=a]-ae-que or Kiva of the South, the [=O]h-h[=e]-i-que
or Kiva of the East, and the Oop-ts[=a]n-[=a]-[=a]-que or Kiva
of the Heavens. From each of these kivas men and youths from the
secret orders to which I have referred are assembled to receive the
K[=o]k-k[=o]. When all the K[=o]k-k[=o] have gone to their kivas, the
ten K[=o]-y[=e]-m[=e]-shi, who reach the village after the others, go
to their house, which is not one of the sacred assembly houses, but
chosen from among the S[=u]s-ki-i-que, or people of the Wolf gens.

The K[=o]k-k[=o] sing and dance in their own kivas, then change about,
those of the North passing to the West and those of the West going to
the South, and so on. This is continuous until the first white streak
warns them that day is approaching. At this time the head of the