| coarsely ground meal, powdered shells, and turkis. | | | | [16] A member of a society is selected by the ho´naaite to collect | | the willow twigs from which the hä´chamoni are made. The ho´naaite | | arranges a bunch of bird plumes which the collector attaches to | | the limb of a willow, saying: “I have come to collect twigs for | | hä´chamoni and I pay you with these plumes.” The tree to which the | | plumes are attached is not touched, but the one nearest to it. A | | stroke at the place where the twig is to be cut is made with an | | ancient stone knife and the twig is severed from the tree on a line | | at right angles with itself, the stick varying from four inches to | | a foot in length, according to the symmetry of the twig, which is | | divided by three cuts (these having first been indicated by the | | stone knife), leaving the selected portion with a pointed end which | | in cross section would show an equilateral triangle. | | | | [17] The Sia do not differ from the Zuñi, Tusayan, and Navajo in | | their process of preparing sand paintings, the powdered pigment | | being sprinkled between the index finger and thumb. All these | | Indian artists work rapidly. | | | | [18] The uncolored illustrations are from photographs by Miss May | | S. Clark, the interior views being by flash light. The writer is | | pleased to congratulate Miss Clark for having succeeded under the | | most trying circumstances. | | | | [19] All the figures show the feet as they are colored before the | | moccasins are put on. The red spot on the body designates the | | heart, the black spot on the figure of the member of the fire | | society indicates the coal which is eaten. The white around the | | face, arms, and legs is down from the breast of the hawk. | | | | [20] Female members are never present at the ceremonial of brushing | | with straws and feathers, and therefore the ya´ya belonging to the | | woman and child were not to be seen on this occasion, and neither | | did the one captured from the Navajo appear. | | | | [21] The portraits of the ho´naaites were made in secluded spots in | | the woods. The hair is not arranged as it is in the ceremonials, | | fear of discovery preventing the proper arrangement and adornment | | with feathers. (Pl. XXX.) |