he medicine
man with a shell attached to a long reed. The child also drinks and
repeats a prayer after his sponsor. They then leave the kiva, and,
taking a position on the north side of the plaza, the child kneels and
clasps the bent knee of his godfather, who draws him still closer with
the blanket around him. Four new characters of the K[=o]k-k[=o] now
appear, the Sai-[=a]-hli-a (see Plate XX). Each one of these strikes
the child four times across the back with his yucca blades, having
first tested with his foot the thickness of the child's clothing.
The child must not have anything over his back but the one blanket,
which is a gift from the godfather. This ceremonial over, each child
accompanies his godparent to his home, where a choice meal is served.

The night ceremonial is conducted in two kivas, that of the South and
that of the East. The K[=o]k-k[=o] for this ceremony divide and enter
the two kivas.

The godparents sit upon the stone ledge which passes around the room,
whose walls are rectangular, and, spreading his knees, the boy sits
on the ledge between them. To the right of the guardian his wife sits,
and to his left his sister. In case the wife is not present, the older
sister sits on the right and a younger sister on the left. The father
of the Sun (P[=a]-oo-t[=i]-wa) enters and sits upon the throne which
has been arranged for him at the west end of the room; this has a
sacred blanket attached to the wall and one to sit upon, the whole
profusely ornamented with white scarfs, woven belts, and many
necklaces of turquoise and other precious beads. To his right and left
sit the two young priests who prepared the throne; to the left of
the priest, on the left of P[=a]-oo-t[=i]-wa, sit the high priest and
priestess of the Earth. The remainder of the ledge is filled with the
boys and their friends. Nai-[=u]-chi, the living representative of
[=A]h-ai-[=u]-ta, the war god, sits to the left of the fire altar
as you enter and feeds the sacred flames. The Sae-lae-m[=o]-b[=i]-ya
enter immediately after P[=a]-oo-t[=i]-wa. All these, including
P[=a]-oo-t[=i]-wa, enter head foremost; the head touches the stone
slab over the fire, and, completing a somersault, they vault into the
room on all fours and in like manner pass to the right of the kiva
and around to their places. P[=a]-oo-t[=i]-wa is followed by the
Sae-lae-m[=o]-b[=i]-ya of the North and others in proper order and rapid
succession, the hind one always hopping