Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . aie to spend the night, Shulaawisi and his chosen fatherpreceding tiie others. The former plants plumes in the excavationunder the ladder, ascends to the roof, and enters the house through a Yucca baccata 13 also referred to as giant yucca. bin 189() the Ssilimobiya of tfie Nortli and West were represented. The body of the one wearinga yellow mask fortheNorth wasnudeexcept the breechcloth,liielowerarmsand the legswere coloredyellow, the paint extending 5 inches above the knees. The body of the o
Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . aie to spend the night, Shulaawisi and his chosen fatherpreceding tiie others. The former plants plumes in the excavationunder the ladder, ascends to the roof, and enters the house through a Yucca baccata 13 also referred to as giant yucca. bin 189() the Ssilimobiya of tfie Nortli and West were represented. The body of the one wearinga yellow mask fortheNorth wasnudeexcept the breechcloth,liielowerarmsand the legswere coloredyellow, the paint extending 5 inches above the knees. The body of the one wearing the blue maskfor the West was painted in thesame manner, the color being purpish blue, from corn husks. Therewas a vvrenih of spruce at the base of his mask. The Salimobiya sometimes wear the embroideredJiilt in addition to the breechcloth. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT PL. LVIII. HOEN i CO., Lilti ALTAR OF UHUHUKWE (EAGLE DOWN FRATERNITY) STEVENSON] NIGHT CEREMONIES OF COUNCIL OF THE GODS 245 the hatchway- The lower doors leacUng to the street are barred onsuch occasions. The plume planting- at the ladder and the other cere-monies are repeated by Sayatasha, Hututu, and the Yainuhakto, afterwhich they ascend the ladder. The tirst body of Ashiwanni, th(> Koniosona. the Kopekwiii, andtwo Apil:ishiwanni remain at Hepatina to Ieceive the Shalilko, whofollows after the Council of the Gods; then hasten to the house of theKiakwemosi, where the Council of the Gods are closing the ceremo-nies over the excavation in front of the house. Crowds have gathered before tiie Kiakwemosis house to see thelast of the gods before they retire from the streets. On ascending tothe roof the Council is met by the Kiakwemosi, his wife anddaughters, and the mosona (diiector) of the Uhuhukwe (Eagle down)fraternity (this fraternity having been invited to assist in the ceremo-nies), who p
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