When Eótoto entered the chamber he made on the floor with meal four
symbols of the rain cloud, one in advance of the other, and each of
the Cálakos squatted on one of these symbols. The chorus, remaining
outside, continued their song for a few minutes, while the Wuwíyomos
were singing. Those who had last entered the kiva then passed out in
the same order, and as they did so were sprinkled with meal, and each
of the four Wuwíyomos was handed a nakwákwoci. They then visited the
other Walpi kivas, where no observations were made, but the same
ceremonials were probably repeated. After this they went off to perform
the same ceremonies in the kivas of other villages on the mesa.
At 11 oclock a group of 12 men and a boy from Hano, costumed but
accompanied by an uncostumed fiddler,[73] visited all the kivas in
succession. Their bodies were painted white and they had plumes in
their hair, but were unmasked. Each wore a fox skin depending from the
loins, was barefoot, and carried a gourd rattle in the right hand and a
sprig of spruce in the left hand. Their visits were expected, but they
personated no especial Katcina and after their departure, the men in
the Móñkiva rehearsed a song.
_February 3_—No ceremonial took place throughout the day. The walls of
the kivas were renovated by the girls with a wash of mud, and every
kiva on the mesa was replastered in this way during the festival.
_February 4_—This day the manufacture of tíhus (dolls) went on in
all the kivas, and there was a continuation of the replastering and
decoration of the walls of these chambers.
At 9 oclock a dialogue similar to that above recorded on the 29th of
January took place between Hahaíwüqti and the kiva chief. The former
wished to go among the children, but was told that it was very dark and
the children were asleep. She was finally prevailed on to wait until
the morrow.
At 10 p. m. 20 unmasked persons,[74] men and women with flowing
hair, from Sitcomovi visited all the Walpi kivas. Each of the male
personators carried a narrow green tablet (pavaíyikaci),[75] fringed
with long red hair and decorated with a symbol of the sun painted in
colors. Each had a gourd rattle, and a stick about 2 feet long, to the
end of which was attached half a gourd painted to represent a squash
blossom, was held in the right hand. The 10 men personating women were
not costumed. The leader carried a large Oraibi basket tray with a
broad, brightly colored handle. In this was an effigy of a bird.
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