Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . lant them in an excavation west of the village. This excavationis as deep as from tin1 breast to the feet of the man who makes it. The Kiakwemosi conies from his ceremonial chamber and, sprinklingmeal upon the Kovemshi, throws a line of meal up the ladder andleads the Great Father and the other Kovemshi into the chamber. Thecanvas packs are left in the plaza (see plate lxvii). Men and womensoon begin to crowd the plaza, bearing offerings to the retiringKoyemshi (see plate lxviii). The first donations
Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . lant them in an excavation west of the village. This excavationis as deep as from tin1 breast to the feet of the man who makes it. The Kiakwemosi conies from his ceremonial chamber and, sprinklingmeal upon the Kovemshi, throws a line of meal up the ladder andleads the Great Father and the other Kovemshi into the chamber. Thecanvas packs are left in the plaza (see plate lxvii). Men and womensoon begin to crowd the plaza, bearing offerings to the retiringKoyemshi (see plate lxviii). The first donations are made by women,who bring baskets of corn and wheat flour and light bread. Whitechalk lines across the blanket wraps show that they are fresh from theweavers hands. A Zufii woman is as eager to exhibit the line on herblanket as a civilized woman is to display the marking on her Indiashawl. Later men come to the plaza with dressed sheep, watermelons,and other food. At half past 11 the Koyemshi descend to the Siaa tewita and,unrolling their canvases, deposit bread which they have received.
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