Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . ^ 1 0 S P ^ < -oZ .. 0 u a: ° u S Q hJ 0) ? < 5 1 g 3 ^ <a. H 3ZZ < IHZ s s o z <. imxzEL] MISCELLANEOUS K.\TCINAS 1083 Yebitcai wears shirt and trousers, bright ribbons, silver belt, brownmoccasins. He carries a young deer in his left hand, bow and turquoise blue with border of black hau-, eagle wing feathersstanding up with ribbon streamere at their tips. Ceremonies.—They dance this in the fall beforeCalako. This isnot a kiva dance. The kiva chiefs have nothing t
Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . ^ 1 0 S P ^ < -oZ .. 0 u a: ° u S Q hJ 0) ? < 5 1 g 3 ^ <a. H 3ZZ < IHZ s s o z <. imxzEL] MISCELLANEOUS K.\TCINAS 1083 Yebitcai wears shirt and trousers, bright ribbons, silver belt, brownmoccasins. He carries a young deer in his left hand, bow and turquoise blue with border of black hau-, eagle wing feathersstanding up with ribbon streamere at their tips. Ceremonies.—They dance this in the fall beforeCalako. This isnot a kiva dance. The kiva chiefs have nothing to do with it. Theyoung boys who want to dance get together and dance Pakokowithout prayers. The song is very hard to sing, it is very highand only the young men with good voices can do it. They alwayshave three groups and they take turns dancing, because the song isso hard to sing that they get tired quickly. Any young man whowants to and is a good singer will be the leader. Each group hasits leader, and it is called by his ceremonial affiliation. The newe-kwealways come out for this dance. During the night the womenbring food for the dancers and for the spectators. The Pakoko bringa whole she
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