Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . < I-b< CO < STEVENSON] WINTER SOLSTICE CEREMONIES 131 would conio.) Kwclele rises aud touches his brand to the lig-ht, afterwhich the director throws the crushed fiber into the flames of the firealtar. The fire tender lights a similar brand at the fire altar, and theparty leaves the kiwisiue in the following order: Shitsukia, carryinga rhombus in his right hand and an ear of yellow corn in his left; theKopekwin, with a basket of sacred meal and his mili in his left hand,while with hi
Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . < I-b< CO < STEVENSON] WINTER SOLSTICE CEREMONIES 131 would conio.) Kwclele rises aud touches his brand to the lig-ht, afterwhich the director throws the crushed fiber into the flames of the firealtar. The fire tender lights a similar brand at the fire altar, and theparty leaves the kiwisiue in the following order: Shitsukia, carryinga rhombus in his right hand and an ear of yellow corn in his left; theKopekwin, with a basket of sacred meal and his mili in his left hand,while with his right he throws meal before him; the pekwin, whocarries a basket of meal and an ear of blue corn in his left hand andsprinkles jneal with his right; the fire-tender, carrying in his blanketover his left arm four ears of corn with telikinawe in the center anda firebrand in his right hand; the Komosona, carrjing his mili andbasket of meal in his left hand and sprinkling meal with his right;Paiitiwa, wearing a white cotton shirt, embroidered sash, four mihawe(sacred embroidered blankets), white deerskin legging
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