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THE
RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUNI CHILD
"O^^VilciicJi Coy. MRS. TILLY E. 8TEVEXS0X
EXTRACT FROM TIFE FIFTH ANN'UAI, REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTINCi OFFICE
18 8 8
52332
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SMITOSONIAX INSTITUTION BUEEAD" OF ETHNOLOGY
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUiNI CHILD.
MRS. Tir.I.Y E. STEVENSON.
533
COXTHNTS.
Page.
Brief accouut of Ziiui iiiytbolii<iy •••5'J
Birlh customs ^'^5
Iiivoluutary initiation nto the Kdk-kO -'J"
Volnn*arv initiatiou into the Kok-ko ■>>^
ILLUSTRATIONS.
rage.
Pi.ATj; XX. Zufii masks aud KO-ye-mG-sbi 54',j
XXI. Group of Sii-lii-mO-bi-Ta masks 54'^
XXII. Zuni sand altar iu Kiva of tbe Xortli 550
XXIII. Oh-hc-i-que, Kiva of the East '>T,'>
537
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUNi CHILD.
By I\Irs. Tilly E. Stevenson.
BKIKF ACCOVST OF ZUM JIVTIIOLOGY.
Tbo riiel)l() of Ziifii is .sitnatL'd in Western >.'ew INIexico on tlic Rio Zufii, a tiibiitary of tbe Little Colorado IMver. The. Zimi liave re- sided ill this reiiion for se\eral centuries. The i)eeiiliar {;'eoloi;ic, and geojiiaphie eharacter of the country surrounding them, as well as its aridity, furnishes ample sources from which a barbarous iie<)i)le would derive legendary and mythologic history. A brief reference to these features is necessary to understand more fully the religions phases of ZunichiUl life.
Three luile.s east of the Pueblo of Ziifii is a conspicuously beautiful inesa. of red and white sandstone, towayiil liinne (corn mountain). Upon this me.sa are the remains of the old village of Zuni. The Zufii lived during a long period on this mesa, and it was here that Coronado found them in the sixteenth century. Tradition tells that they were driven by a great flood from the site they now occupy, which is in the valley below the mesa, and that they resorted to the mesa for protection from the rising waters. The waters rose to the very sum- mit of the mesa, and to appease the aggressive element a human sacri- fice was nec^essary. A youth and a maiden, son and daughter of two priests, were thrown into this ocean. Two great pinnacles, which have been carved from the main mesa by weathering intlueiiccs, ,11 e looked upon liy the Zufn as the actual youth and maiden ci)iivcrtc<l into stone, and are ap]iealed to as '-father" and "mother." ^lany of th(^ Zuni legends and superstitions are associated with this mesa, while over its summit are spread the extensive ruins of the long ago deserted village. There are in many localities, around its pre(;ii)itous sides and walls, shrines and groups of sacred objects which are constantly resorted to by different orders of the tribe. Some of the most interesting of these are the most inaccessible. When easy of ajiproach they are in such secluded spots that a stranger might pass without dreaming of the treasures within his reach. On the western side of this mesa are sev- eral especially interesting shrines. About half way up the acclivity on the west side an overhanging rock forms the base of one of the jiin- nacles referred to. This rock is literally honeycoiubed with holes, fiom
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510 RELIGIOUS I.IKE OF THE ZUNI CHILD.
oue-half to three-fourths of an inch iu diaiiii'ter. I visi ted the spot ia the fall of 1SS4, with Professors E. B. Tylor and H. X. M oseley, of Ox- ford, Euylaiul, and Mr. G. K. Gilbert, of the United States Geological Snrvcj-. These gentlemen could not determine whether the tiny ex- cavations were originally made by human hands or by some other agency. The Indian's only answer when questioned was, "Tiiey be long to the old; they were made by the gods." Hundreds of these holes contain bits of cotton and wool from garments. In the side of this rock there are larger spaces, iu which miniature vases, filled with sand, are phiced. The sand is ground by rubbing stones from the same rock. The vases of sand, and also the tVagmeuts of wool and cotton, are offerings at the feet of the " mothei " rock. Here, too, can be seen a quantity of firewood heaped as shown in the right-hand corner of the illustration. Each man and woman deposited a piece, that he or she might always have plenty of wood for heat and light. Some three hundred feet above is another shrine, directly attached to the "father" rock, and to the white man difficult of access. Here I found many offerings of plume sticks (Te liktkl ua we).
Before entering njion the purely mythologic phases of Zuni child life I will present a brief skerch of some of the Zuni beliefs. There are thirteen secret orders in Zuni, iu many of which women and children are conspicuous, besides the purely mythologic order of the Kokko. All boys are initiated into this order, while but few girls enter it. It is optional with a girl; she must never marry if she joins the Kok-ko, and she is not requested to enter this order until she has arrived at such age as to fully understand its grave responsibilities and requirements.
Let us follow the Zuni tradition of the ancient time, when these peo- ple first came to this world. In journeying hither they passed through four worlds, all in the interior of this, the passageway from darkness into light being through a large reed. From the inn r world they were led by the two little war gods Ah-ai u-ta and Ma a-se-we, twin brothers, sons of the Sun, who were sent by the San to bring these people to his presence. They reached this world iu early morning, and seeing the morning star they rejoiced and said to the war gods : "We see your father, of whom you have told ns." " Xo," said the gods, " this is the warrior who comes before our father;"' and when the sun arose the peo- ple fell upon the earth and bowed their heads in fear. All their tradi- tions point to the distant laud of their appearance in this world as being in the far northwest; from there they were aceeompanied by Ah-ai uta and j\Ia a-se-we. These little gods occupy important positions in Zuni myth and legend. After long journeying, it was decided that the Priest Doctor (Ka wi-mo sa) should send his sou and his daughter in advance to discover some favorable spot upon which to bnild a village. The youth and the maideu finally ascended a peak from which to have an extended view of the country. " Rest here, my sister, for you are tired," said the youth, "and I will go alone." From fatigue, the girl soon sank
sTEVK.Nsoxl TRADITIONAL ORIGIN OF THE ZTNI. 541
into a slumber, and when theyoutli returned lie was inii>res.sed with tlio .surpassing loveliness of his sister. They remained lor a time on this mountain, and at their union thej' were transformed — the youth into a hideous looking creature, the Ko-ye meslii (Plate XX); the ma den into a being with snow white hair, the Komo-ketsi. The 'Ko thla-nia (her- maphrodite) is the offspring of this unnatural union. The youth said to his sister, "We an; no longer lilce our people; we will therefore make this mountain our home. But it is not well for us to be alono; wait here and I will go and i)repare a place for our others." Descending the mountain, he swept his foot through the sands in the plains below, and immediately a river flowed and a lake appeared, and in the depths of this lake a group of houses, and in tlie center of this group a religious assembly house, or kiva, provided with many windows, through which these not privileged to enter the kiva might view the dance within. After he perfornunl this magic deed, he again joined his sister on the mountain, from which they could see their people api)roachiug. The mouutaiu has since that time borne the name of Kr> kok-shi — kok slii meaning good.
Tlie first of tlie Ah shi-wi, or Zuni, to cross this river were the Aii-shi icjue, or Bear gens; To-wa que. Corn gens; and 'Ko 6h-lok-ta que, Sand IJill Crane gens. When in the middle of the river the cliildren of these geiites were transformed into tortoises, frogs, snakes, ducks, and dragon- flies. The children thus transformed, while tightly clinging to their mother's necks, began to bite and pinch. The mothers, trembling witii fear, let them fall into the river, Ah-ai-u ta and JIa-a sewe, missing the children, inquired, "Where are the little ones?" The mothers replied, " We were afraid and dropped them into the water." The war gods then cried out to the renuxinder of the people, "Wait, wait until we speak with .A on," and they told the women to be brave and cling tightly to the children until they crossed the river. Obeying the gods' commands, they carried the little ones over, though they were transformed just as the others. Upon reaching the ojjposite shore, they were again restored to their natural forms, excepting their hands, which were duck- webbed. These webs were cut witli Aii-ai-u-ta's stone knife and thus restored to jierfect hands.
The mothers whose children fell into the waters were grieved and refused to be comforted. The Priest Doctor was also grieved, and said, "Alas, where have the little ones gone'?" Ah-ai-u-ta and .Ma a- se-we replied, " We will go and learn something of them," and upon descending into the lake they found the beautiful kiva, in which the children were assembled; but again they had been changed ; they were no longer reptiles, but were of a similar type to the Ko ye-me-shi and Ko-nio-ket-si, and since that time tiiey liave been worshiped as ances- tral gods, bearing the name of Kok-ko; but the little war gods knew them, and addressed them as ".My children," and they replied, "Sit down and tell us of our mothers." WiuMi thev told them that their
542 RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUNI CHILD.
motbers refused to be comforted at their loss, they siud, "Tell our moth- ers we are not dead, but live and sing iu this beautiful plaice, which is the home for them when thej' sleep. They will wake here and be al- ways happy. And we are here to iotercede with the Sun, our father, that he may .!;ive to our people rain, and the fruits of the earth, and all that is sood for tiieiii." The Ah-shiwi then journeyed on, led by Ah- ai-u-ta aud Mfi-a-se-we, to tlie present site of Zuni. IMany, liowever, lingered at a spring some fifteen miles west of Zuni, an<l tliere estab- lisiied the village Tivfip-ijue-ua (Hot Spring).
The Kd-ye-niC'-shi and Ko-mo-ket-si passed douii tlirongh the interior of the mountain into the depths of llie lake, the waters of everlasting hap- piness. In tlie passageway are four cliauibers, where tlie coui)]e tar- ried on their way and wliere at the present time the two priests of the Kok-ko rest in their journey to the sacred waters. So credulous are the people that the priests delude them into the belief that tlioy actually pass through the mountain to the lake.
Having beard of the wonderful cave in this mouutaiu, our little party visited the place, prepared to exi)lore it. Jlr. Stevenson and Mr. H. L. Turner entered the fissure in the rock and squeezed through the crevice for sixteen or eighteen feet to where the rock was so solid that tliey both determined no human creature could penetrate farther. They examined the place most carefully by meaus of an artificial light. Through a small aperture stones could be thrown to a deptli from wbicli no sound returneil, but excepting this solitary opening all was solid, immo\able rock. Iu tliis cave njany plume sticks were gathered. oS'ear the opeu- iug of the cave, or fissure, is a slirine to the Kok-ko, whi(di must be very old, aud over and around it are hundreds of tlie plume sticks and tur- quoise and shell beads.
I would mention here a little incident illustrative of the superstitious dread these Indians entertain of violating the priestly commands. We fouud it very difficult to persuade au old Zuni guide, who had visited the sacred salt lake, the mountain of the war gods, and other places of interest with us (to these he had gone by special permission of the High Priest), to accompany us to tlie spirit lake and the mountain of the Kok-ko. Our persuasive powers were almost exhausted ere we could in- duce bim to guide us to them, but having consented he was willing to go even if be should be punished by death. He was a man renowned for bravery, but he was so overcome by his superstitious fears that his voice sauk to a whisper and finally became scarcely audible. The morn- ing of theday on which wereachcd this i)lace, the old man, who had been riding by my side, ahead of the rest of the party, suddenly halteil and said in a half angry voice, "Why do I go ahead ', I am not the chief of this party. Those who belong at the head must go to the head." And he would not move until Mr. Stevenson and I went in advance. By this change be sought to transfer the responsibility to us. Finally he rode up to us and said iu a whisper, " We will camp here."' The
6TEVESS0N.1 EXPLORATION OF TlllO SPIRIT LAKE. 543
whole expression of the old iiiau's face was that of ghastly terror. I was much annoyed, for I thought that, at the eleventh hour, his fear had overcome his desire to gratify us. Just theu a Mexican lad on horse- back approached; we were all mounted. I asked the lad, "Is there a lake near by f Ho replied, " Yes, a half a mile off." The old Indian said, speaking in a whisper, " And you have seen it f " Ye.s." "And you were not afraid ?" " No; why afraid V " And you looked into the waters and you did not die!" With a look of bewilderment the youth rode olf. I signaled to the old man to accompany ns to the lake. " Xo, lui; I would only die, and you must not go or you will die.'' " No," said I, "we will not die if our hearts are good, and if you will i;ot go it is because your heart is not good and you are afraid.''
We found the lake so surrounded by marshes that we could not get within an eighth of a mile of the waters. One of our party attempted to reach it on foot, but could get very little nearer. We made a cir- cuit of the lake along the slightly elevated ground and could distinctly
see it.
On completing the circle a striking picture met our eyes. Boldly outlined by the setting sun stood the old man, his hair blown by the evening breeze, for he had bared his head of the usual kerchief worn around it, and, with his hand holding the sacred meal extended toward the glorious sunset, he stood repeating a prayer. We halted, and ho continued his prayer, wholly unconscious of our presence; as he turned we surprised him. I extended my hand and said, " Now I am happy, for you are again brave ami strong." "Yes," said he, "my heart is glad. I have looked into the waters of my dei)arted people. 1 am alive, but I may die ; if I die it is well ; my heart is glad." From that moment the gloom was gone and he was bright and ha jpy. We could not induce the old man to ascend the mountain of the Kok-ko with us, as none go there except certain priests; but the lake is vi.-ited by those who are designated by these i)riests.
Several days were consumed by us in exploring this immediate vicin- ity. On breaking camp, our old Indian guide seemed determined to tarry behind. I remained with him. As the party rode off he took a large quantity of food which he had carefully stored away behind a
tree he having observed an almost absolute fast iu order to maki; a
large offering to the spirits of the departed — and heaped this food upon the embers of the camp Are, by the side of which he stood for a long time, supplicating in a most solemn manner the spirits of the departed to receive his offering.
Certain men are selected, who, with bodies nude save the loin skirt and with bare feet, walk from Zuui to the lake, a distance of 45 miles, exposed to the scorching rays of the summer sun, to deposit plume sticks and pray for ram. If the hearts of those sent be pure and good, the clouds will gather and rain will fall, but if evil be in their hearts uo rain will fall during the journey and they return with parched lips
544 RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUNI CHILD.
and blistered skin. The Kok iiO repeat the prayers for raiu with their intercessions to the Yii-totka, the Sun, and by them the plume sticks are sent to the same great god. So constantly are the lesser gods employed in offering plumes to the great god that at night the sacred road (the Galaxy) can be seen tilled with feathers, though by day they are in- visible. They believe that the soul or essence of the plumes travels over this road, just as the soul from the body travels from Zuiii to the spirit lake, and in their offerings of food the food itself is not received by the gods, but the spiritual essence of the food.
One of the most important characters in Zuni mythology, the Kiiklo, finding himself alone in the far Northwest, saw many roads, but could not tell wliich one led to his people, and he wept bitterly. The tear marks are still to be seen on the Kiik-lo's face. A duck, hearing some one's cries, appeared and inquired the cause of the trouble. " I wisli to go to my people, but the roads are many, and I do not know the right one." The sagacious duck replied, " I know all roads, and I will lead you to your people." Having led the Kiiklo to the spirit lake, he said, "Here is the home of the Kokko; I will guide you to the kiva and open for you the door." .Vfter entering the kiva the Kiiklo viewed all those assembled and said, " Let me see ; are all my people here ? No ; the Kolo-oo- wit-si (plumed serpent) is not here; lie must come," and two of the Kokko (the Sootike) were dispatched for him. This carious creature is the mythical plumed serpent whose home is in a hot spring not distant from the village of Tkap qiicna, and at all times his voice is to be heard in the dei>ths of this boiling water.
In the days of the old, a young maiden, stroUiug along, saw a lieau- tiful little baby boy bathing in the waters of this spring; she was so pleased with his beauty that she took him home and told her mother that she had found a lovely little boy. The mother's heart told her it was not a child really, and so she said to the daughter; but the daughter insisted that she would keep the baby for her own. She wrapped it carefully iu cotton cloth and went to sleci) with it in her arms, In the morning, the mother, wondering at her daughter'sabseiice, sent a second
daughter to call her. Upon entering the room where the girl had gone to sleep she was found with a great serpent coiled round and round her body. The parents were summoned, and they said, "This is some god, my daughter; you must take him back to his waters," and the maiden followed the serpent to the hot spring, si)rinkling him all the while with sacred meal. Upon reaching the sjiring the serpent entered it, the maiden following, and she became the wife of the Ko lo oowlt-si.
The Ko lo 00 witsi soon appeared with the two Soot Ike who had been dispatched for him. They did not travel upon the earth, but by the underground waters that pass from the spring to the spirit lake. Uiion the arrival of the Ko lo-oo-wit si, the Kiikdo issued to this assemblage his commands, for he is the great father of the Krdv ko. Those who were to go to the Xortli. West, South, East, to the Heavens, and to the
STKVENSON.) BIRTH CUSTOMS. 545
Earth to procure cereals for the xVh-shi wi he desifjiiated as the S;i- lii mo bi-ya. Previous to this time the Ah-shi-wi had subsisted on seeds of a {irass. " When the seeds are gathered," he said, addressing the serpent, "yon will carry them with water to the Ah shi-wi and tell tliein what to do with the seeds. 1 will go in advance and prepare them for your coming." " Bnt," said his people, "you are our father; you must not wall;," and tlie ten Ivo ye nie shi accompanieil him, carry- ing him on their backs, relieving each other when fatigued. The Kiilc- lo visited the Ah shi wi nine days in advance of the S;ila-mo bl-ya and Kolo oo witsi, instructing the people regarding the Kok-ko, how they must represent tlieui in the future and hold their cerennjuials, and tell- ing them that the boys must be made members of the Kok-ko, and that this particular ceremony must occur bnt once in four years. He also gave to the people the history of himself, how the duck had befriended him and led him to the home of his people.
KIETH CUSTOMS.
Having now briefly sketched the mythology relating to the ceremonials to be described, I invite your attention to the main sul)ject of the pres- ent paper: the Iteligious Life of the Zuui Child.
First we will notice the birth customs.
Zuui child life may be divided into two parts. One I will call the l)ractical or domestic ; the other, the my thologic or religions. The former is fairly exemplified in the habits, customs, games, and experiences of our own domestic child life. The other is essentially difl'erent; in it are involved the ceremonials, legends, and myths which surround the Zniii child from its birth.
Previous to the birth of a child, if a daughter be desired, the husband and wife proceed together to the " mother" rock, and at her feet make offerings and prayers, imploring her to intercede with the great fiither, the Sun, to give to them a daughter, and that this daughter may grow to be all that is good in wonnm ; that she may be endowed with the power of weaving beautifully and may be skilled in the potter's art. Should a son be desired, the couple repair to the shrine above, and here, at the breast and heart of the "father" rock, prayers and plume sticks are offered that a son may be given them, and that he may have power to conquer his enemies, and that he may become distinguished in the Kok- ko and other orders, and have power over the field to produce abundant cro])s. In both cases the sacred meal is sprinkled, and, should the prayer not be answered, there is no doubt that the heart of one or the other was not earnest when the prayer was offered.
The Zuui child is born amid ceremony. At its birth only the maternal grandmother and two female doctors are present. After tke bir.h of the child, the paternal grandmother enters, Ijearing as offerings to the iH^w born babe a large pottery bowl ami inside of it a tiny blanket. She then prepares warm suds of yucca root in the bowl, in which she bathes 5 ETH 3.5
546 BELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUXI CHILD.
the iufaut, at the same time repeating a prayer of thanks for tlie life that has been given them and praying- for the fntnre of the child. She then rnbs the entire body of the child, except the head, with warm ashes held in the palm of the hand and moistened with water. This process is repeated every morning dnring infancy and the same paste is put npon the face of the child until it is several years old. I would remark that this paste is seldom noticed upon the older children be- cause it is put on in the morning and drying .soon is brushed off by the child. It is asserted by the Zuni that in four days after the birth of a child the first .skin is removed by exfoliation and is supplanted by a new one. After applying the ashes, the paternal grandmother places the infant in the arms of the maternal grandparent, who performs other offices for the little one and wraps it in a piece of cotton cloth. The paternal grandmother prepares a bed of warm sand by the right side of the mother (leaving a cool spot for the child's head) ; she then receives the infant and lays it upon its bed, and over it she arranges the little i)lauket which .she brought; she then places upon the sand and at the right side of the child au ear of white corn ; if the child be a girl, the mother, or a tliree plumule, corn is selected ; if a boy, the father, or single ear, corn. The fourth day after the birth the child is again bathed in the yucca root suds by the same gTandmother, who again repeats a long prayer. Daring the first ten days of the child's life the paternal grand mother remains in the daughter in law's house, looking after tlie mother and helping in the preparation of the feast that is to occur. On the morning of the tenth day the child is taken from its bed of sand, to which it is never to return, and upon the left arm of the paternal grandmother it is carried for the first time into the presence of the rising sun. To the breast of the child the grandmotlier carrying it presses the ear of corn which lay by its side during the ten days; to her left the mother of the infant walks, carrying in her left hand the ear of corn which lay by her side. Both women sprinkle a line of sacred meal, emblematic of the straight road which the child must follow to win the favor of its gods. Thus the first object which the child is made to behold at the very dawn of its existence is the sun, the great object of their worship; and long ere the little lips can lisp a prayer it is rei)eated for it by the grandmother.
The Zufn are polytheists; yet, while they have a plurality of gods, many of whom are the spirits of their ancestors, these gods are but mediums through which to reach their one great father c: ad — the Sun.
Pa-turning to the house, the paternal grandmother again bathes the child in yucca suds; then, for the first time, the litt.e one is put into the cradle. The baby's arms are placed straight by its sides, and in this position it is so strapped in its cradle that it cannot even move a hand. These cradles have liood-.shaped tops, and over the whole thick coverings are placed, so that the wonder is the child does not smother. The cradle is usually deposited in some safe corner, and the baby is left
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to sleep or amuse itself with its iiifaiitiue tliougUts. The cradle is some- times attacUed to two ropes to tbriii a swing, and wluii the mother be- comes eauscious of the child's awakening she luicovers its head at times and the tiny thing casts its eyes around. On the tenth inorniug botli parents of the child are bathed in suds of yucca, the whole body of the mother but only the head of the father. This office is also per- formed by the paternal grandmother. The immediate blood relations (female only) tlieii assemble at the infant's home; that is, all the house- hold of the father's house and those of the mother's house. Each woman from the father's house brings to the baby a gift of a little blanket. This select gathering partakes of a feast, wiiieh is presided over by the maternal grandmother. At the close of the feast the infant is carried l)y the oldest sister of the lather to the paternal grandmother's house, where it is presented to the paternal grandfather, who i)rays to the Sun (Yil-to tka) to send down blessings upon the child.
lNVOLI\NTARV INITIATION INTO THE KUK-KO.
The present ceremonials are in direct obedience to the orders and in- structions given at the time of the ai)pearance of the Kok-ko upon the earth, and their masks are couuteri)arts of the original or spiritual Kok-ko (Plate XX). The Kak-lo rides, as of old, upon the backs of the Ko-ye-me-shi, and he is the heralder for the coming of the Ko-lO-oowit-si. Arriving at the village in the morning, he divides his time between the kivas, there being six of these religious houses iu Zuhi, one for each of the cardinal points, one for the zenith, and one for the nadir. In each of these kivas he issues to the people assembled the commands of the Kok ko and gives the history of the Kiik-lo and the gathering of the cereals of the earth by the Siilii-mO-bT-ya. At sunrise he is gone. The morning after the arrival of the Kiik-lo, those who are to re]iresent the Kok-ko prepare plume sticks, and in the middle of the same day these- are planted iu the earth. The same night they repair to their respective kivas, where they spend the following eight nights, not looking uiion the face of a woman during that period. Each night is sjjcnt in smok- ing and talking and rehearsing for the coming ceremony. The second day all go for wood, bringing it home on their backs, for so the au(;ients did when beasts of burden were unknown to them. The third day is also spent iu gathering wood, and the fourth day likewise. On the same day the ten men who are to personate the Ko-ye-me-shi, in com- pany with the 'Si-'si-'ki (greatgrandfather of the Ko-ye me-shi), pass through the village, inquiring for the boys who are to be initiated ; be- fore such houses as have boys ready for this ceremonial these men assemble; oue of them enters the house and, greeting the mother of the boy with " Good morning," iucpiires the name of her sou. She re- plies : " He has no name," and requests the Ko-ye-me-shi to give him one. The man then joins the group, rei)eatiug the words of the woman. In passing from the kiva through the village the Indian screens hia.
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face with a blauket, so as uof to see the women as he passes. Ou tlie fifth day they go on a rabbit limit, tlie capture of but oue rabbit beiug necessary. The rabbit is carried to the He-ii-que (or Kiva of the North) by the 'Si'sl 'ki, who, after skiuniug the rabbit, tills the skin with cedar bark ; a pinch of meal is placed for the heart and the eye sockets are filled with mica ; a liollow reed is passed through the inside filling to the mouth. The sixth day the inmates of the kivas again go for wood; the seventh day large Te-liktkina-we are made of eagle plumes; the eighth day is consumed in decorating the masks to be worn. As these people have not the art of mixing their i)igments so as to be permanent, masks and altars have to be freshly decorated before using; and, when the masks are completely decorated, they, with the other paraphernalia, are carried on the same day by the men and youths who have to wear theiu to some secluded nooks among the rocks, a distance from the town, where they put them on, returning to the village by early moon- light.
The impres.sive ceremonial of initiating the youth into the order of the KOk-ko occurs but ouce in four years. No male child above the age of four years may, after death, enter the Kiva of the Kok ko unless be has received the sacred breath of the Kok-ko. Those who personate the Kok-kf) are endowed for the time being with their actual breath. Besides the Sa-la-mO-bl-ya of the North, West, South, East, Heavens, and Earth, and a number of younger brothers who appear ou this occa- sion, there are Pa-oo-ti-wa (Plate XX), father of the Sun. ten Ivo-ye nie- iShi, and the Ko-looo-wit-si.
The Sa-lii-mo-bl-ya of the North wear yellow (iilri|)-si-ua) masks; those from the ^Yest, blue (hli-iin-na); those from the South, red (shi-lo a) ; those from the East, white (kolian) ; those from the Heavens, all colors (I to po niin-ni); those from the Earth, black (quin-na). (Plate XXI.) These colors represent the cardinal points, the zenith, and the nadir:
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privilefjed to assoiiible iu the Icivas may see the fetich. The Ko hj- 00 witsi is then taken to tlie Kiva of the Earth, Ue-tka-i)a-qiie. The wails of tiiis kiva are decorated witli two Kolo-oo-wit-si, whieh extend almost around the entire walls of the room, tlu' heads nearly uieetinj^ at tlie north end of the room. Tlie fetich is placed between the heads. The others of tlie Kolv ko repair to tlieir respective kivas, the Ilc-ii-cpie or Kiva of the Xorth, the iloohe ique or Kiva of the West, the Clioo- paii-queor Kiva of tiie South, the Oh-lie-i-que or Kiva of the East, and the Oop-tsan-a-a-que or Kiva of the Heavens. From each of these kivas men and youths from the secret orders to which I have referred are assembled to receive the Kokko. When all the KokkO have j;()U(i to their kivas, the ten Ko-ye-me-shi, who reach the village after the others, go to their house, which is not one of the sacred assembly houses, but chosen from among the Sfis kii-qne, or peoi)le of the Wolf gens.
The Kokko sing' and dance iu their own kivas, then change about, those of the Xorth passing to tlie West and those of the West going to the South, and so on. Tliis is continuous until the first white streak warns them that daj- is approaching. At this time the head of the Ko-lo-oo-wTtsi is put through the opening in the side wall of the kiva, when all who choose may look u[)ou it. Behind this creature the old priest stands and blows through the body, making the same i)eculiar noise, representing the roaring of a sea monster, that he has kei)t up tliroughout the night. The image is only seen by the uncertain light of the faintest impression of day. Pa-oo-ti-wai remains with the Ko-lo- oowit si in the Kiva of the Earth. At sunrise the Sii h'i-mo bi-ya go to this kiva, each bearing the plume stick made on the sixth day aud an ear of corn. The Siilamobl-ya of the Xorth tirst advances to the l)riest of the Ko-lOoo-wit-si and, presenting him with the plumes aniL ear of yellow corn, prays that the Ko lo-oo-wit-si will give to his people' the seeds of the earth ; the iSiilii-mo-bi-ya of the West next approaches, presenting his wand and an ear of blue corn, praying that the Ko-l(">- oo-wit-si will bring to his people the seeds of the earth; and so the red corn of the South, the white of the East, the all-color of the Ileaveu s and the black of the Earth are presented with the same jirayer. The Sii-lii-mo-bi-ya remove their masks after entering the kiva, when they immediately lose their identity as the Kokko. Thej' are merely men now, praying to the KOk-ko. This ceremony over, they return to their respective kivas, having put on their masks before leaving the Kiva i f the Earth.
At this time the *3i-*sT-'ki partially- ascends the ladder of the Kiva of the North, remaining just inside of the hatchway, and, holding the rabbit to his mouth, calls through the reed: " Y'our little grandfather is hungry; he wishes something to eat; bring him some stewed meat.'> The Ku-yemeshi, in obedience to the request of the little graudfa'ther, go to the homes of the children to be initiated, calling for food. At the same time the Ko-ye-me-shi give to each novitiate his name. Previous
5u0 KEMGIOUS LIFK OF THE Zl'-VI CHILD.
to this the boy i? designated a.s baby boy, younger boy, older boy, &c. The food is received by the Ko ye meshi and takeu to the Kiva of the Xortli, wbere it is divided ai'.il carried to the different kivas. For this occasion tlie native beans are prepared. There is as great a variety of color in tliese as in the corn. The yellow beans are carried to the Kiva of the North, the blue beans to the Kiva of the West, the red to the Kiva of the South, the wliite to the Kiva of the East, tiie all color to the Kiva of the Ileavens, the l)lack to the Kiva of the Earth. A sumpt- uous lueal is uow served in each of the kivas.
After tliis meal the Kokko begin their bodily decorations, with their bodies almost nude. Those of the Xorth are painted yellow; those of the West, blue; those of the South, red; those of the East, white; those of the Heavens, all colors on the body and yellow on the neck ■and ui)i)erarms; those of the Earth, black, with some l)its of color. This done, the Sii-lii-mobiya of the North passes through the village and, going for a short distance to the north, deposits a plume stick, the stick to which the plumes are attached being i)ainted yellow. The Sii-lii-mobiya of the West, South, and East i)lant their plumes at theii respective cardinal points. Those for the zenith and nadir are planted to the west, ou the road to the spirit lake, the stick of each one having the (;ardinal color decorations. Tiiis done, all retire to their Icivas.
The Sii-lii mo-bl-ya of the North, returning to his kiva, drinks the medicine water i)reparcd by the priest of the great lireorder(Ma'ke-hirin- a a-que), who, with some of his people, is uow busy in the preparation of a sand altar. T\n' Sii lii-mo-bi-ya again emerge from the kivas, with long bunches of Si)anish bayonet in their hands, in the einls of Avhich grains of corn of the respective colors are (ilaced and wi'ai)i)ed with siireds of the bayonet. Any man or youth desiring to raise yel- low corn appeals to the Sii-lii-ino-bl-ya of the North, who strikes him a severe blow with his bunch of bayonets. Similar appeals are made to those rei)resenting other colors. The sand altar is made in the Kiva of the North. It is first laid in the ordinary yellowish sand, in the ceiiter of which the bowl of medicine water is phtced. Oser the yellow sand a ground of white sand is sprinkled. All the Sii-Ui-mo-bl-ya and tlieir brothers are represented on the altar (Plate XXII). The altar is circidar in form and some twehe feet in diameter. The Kolooo-wit-si encircles the whole.
Throughout the day the Kokko are running around the village whip- ping such of the people as ai>peal to them for a rich harvest, while the curious performances of the Koye lueshi carry one back to the luimitive drama.
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iipDii the KoIo-oo-wU-si. He then preceiles the Kok-ku to tlie phiza iiiul deposits u .small (jiiautity of yellow meal on the white line of meal near the easteru eutrauce. By this spot the Siilii-iuo lii-ya of the North stauils, south of the line of meal. The priest, eontiimiiiK in advance, dejiosits a quantity of blue meal on the line a siiort distauee from the yellow, which indicates the position for the S;il;imo-l)T ya of the West In like manner he indicates the position of the respective Siilii nio hi ya with red meal for the South, white for the East, meal of all colors for the Heavens, and black meal for the Earth. The remainder of the Kokkd take their positions successively alongthe line of meal. The Ko ye-me shi group in the plaza. The godfathers then pass along the line of meal, each one holding his godchild on his back by a blanket, which he draws tightly around him. In olden times tanned robes of the burtalo were used for this purpose. As he passes the line of Kok-ko each one strikes the child with his large bunch of Spanish bayonets. While the Indian from almost infancy looks upon any exhibition of feeling when under- going physical sufifeiingas most cowardly and unmanly, the severity of the pain inflicted by the yucca switches in this ceremony is at times such as to force tears from the eyes of the little ones, but a boy over the age of five or six rarely flinches under this ordeal. After i)assing the line the godparent enters the Kiva of the North, where he is met by a priest of the great tire order, who asks, " Who is your Kokko ?" When the godfather replies, he is directed to select his boy's plume. The plumes which ornament the hea<ls of the tigures have been previously wrapped in corn husks and carried to the priest by the respective god- fathers. The godfather attaches the feather, which is a soft, downy feather of the eagle, to the scilp-lock of the child. The godparent is then given a drink of the holy water, which is dipped from the bowl by the medicine man with a shell attached to a long reed. The child also drinksand repeats a prayer after his sponsor. They then leave the kiva, and, taking a position on the north side of the plaza, the child kneels and clasps the bent knee of his godfather, who draws him still closer with the blanket around him. Four new characters of the Kokko now ajjpear, the Sai-a-hli-a (see Plate XX). Each one of these strikes the child four times across the back with his yucca blades, having first tested with his foot the thickness of the child's clothing. The child must not have anything over his back but the one blanket, which is a gift from the godfather. This ceremonial over, each child accompani-es his godi)arent to his home, where a choice meal is served.
The night ceremonial is conducted in two kivas, that of the South and that of the East. The Kokko for this ceremony divide and enter the two kivas.
The godparents sit upon the stone ledge which passes around the room, whose walls are rectangnlai-, and, spreading his knees, the boy sits on the ledge between them. To the right of the guardian his wife sits, and to his left his sister. In case the wife is not i)resent, the older sister
b.>'2 EELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUM CHILD.
sits Oil the right and a younger sister on the left. The father of the Sun (ITi-oo-ti-wa) enters and sits upon the throne which has been arranged fur hiui at the west end of the room ; this has a sacred bUinket attached to the wall and one to sit upon, the whole profusely ornamented with white scarfs, woven belts, and many necklaces of turquoise and other precious beads. To his right and left sit the two young priests who l)rcpared the throne ; to the left of the priest, on the left of Pa oo-ti-wa, sit the high priest and priestess of the Earth. The remainder of the ledge is tilled with the boys and their friends. Nai u chi, the living rep- resentative of Ah-ai-fita, the war god, sits to the left of the tire altar as you enter and feeds the sacred tlauies. The SalamO bi ya enter immediately after I'a ootl-wa. All these, including ra-ooti-wa, enter head foremost ; the head touches the stone slab over the liie, and, com- l)leting a souiersault, they vault into the room on all fours and in like manner pass to the right of the kiva and around to tlieir places. Pa- 00 tl-wa is followed by the Sii-lii-mo-bi ya of the North and others iu proper order and rapid succession, the hind one alwajs hopping into the foot and hand prints of the former. In the two kivas mounds of sand have been laid for the Kok ko and each one sits upon his mound. These mounds are some eighteen inches in diameter and a foot iu height (Plate XXIII). When all have taken theirplaces theSiilamo-biyaof theNorth arises and taking the wand from his mound walks to the group immedi- ately to the right of the ladder as one enters. Holding the wand between his hands, he goes to each child and blows four times upon the waiui, at the same tune extending it toward the mouth of the child, who draws from it each time the sacred breath wliicii passes from the mouth of the Kok-ko over the plumes. The 'Sl-'si-'ki carries the rabbit in addi- tion to the wand, and over them he passes the sacred breath of the little grandfather. The godparent covers the eyes of the child with his hand, for the children must not look upon the Kokko near by. The kjii lii-mo-bl-ya of the Xortli is followed by the Sa-lii-md-blya of the West and others, all in turn going to each child ; as each one completes the round he places his wand in his belt, stands in the center of the kiva, and turns a somersault over the lire, striking his head on the tire slab as before, and so leaves the kiva feet foremost.
The Ko-lo-oo-wtt-si in>w appears at the hatchways. lie is brought by the priest of the KolOoo-wit-si and the Soot-Ike. The high priest, the priest of the bow, and priestess of the earth advance to the hatch- way, each holding a large earthen bowl, and catch the water poured from the mouth of the Ko-lo-oo-wit si. Eacli guardian then fills the small bowl which he carries with the holy water and, driuking a i)ortion of it, gives the rennrinder to the boy to drink. The bowl which con- tains it is a gift from the godfather. The boy sprinkles the corn stacked in his house with this water. After the water is exhausted from the large bowls a blanket is held by four men to catch the seeds of ail the cereals which are sent up from the abdomen of the Ko-looo-wit si.
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These are taken from the bhuikets by three priests and placed in their own bhuikets, which rest over the left arm, and they, passinj;' aroinid, distribntc the seeds to all present. The sand of the fallen mounds is gathered in a blanket and deposited in the ri\er, to be carried to the home of the Kok-ko. The boys now retnrn to their homes, accompanied by the guardian and one other of their attendants. In the early niorn- iiig the sister of the jiodfather goes for the boy and brings him to her house, where he enjoys a sumptuous breakfast. The godfather then leads the boy to the east for some distance from the village, sprinkling a line of sacred meal, and here he says a i)rayer, which the boy repeats after him, and the godfather, making a hole in the ground, plants a plume stick which he has made for the child.
From this time the child eats no animal food for four days. The plume which has been placed on the child's head in the kiva during the initiation is not removed till the fourth morning after the planting of the feathers, when he again goes over the road with his guardian, who deposits the plume from the child's head with a prayer, which is re- peated by the child.
Thus ends this remarkable initiation of the Zuni male child into the order of the Kok-ko. This is really mainly done by .'iponsors, and he must (lersoually take the vows as soon as he is old enough.
A-ULUNTAKY INITIATION INTO TUB KUK-KO.
After the first initiation of a boy into this order, he is left to decide for himself when he will assume the vows made for him by his sponsors, though the father and the godfather do not fail to impress upon the boy the importance of the second initiation, which occurs at an annual ceremonial; and when the boy has declared his determination to enter the order, if the Kokko upon seeing him deem him too young, he is ordered to return to his home and wait awhile till his heart has become more wise. For this ceremonial the godparents and the boys assemble in the Kiva of the North. Each boy in turn takes his position to receive his whipping, which is necessary for initiation. The godfather, standing, bends his right knee, which the boy clasps, bowing his head low. The godfather holds the two ends of the blanket and buckskin tightly around the boy, while each of the four Sai a-hli a in turn give him four strokes across the back with a bunch of the yucca blades. Two of the Koye-meshi stand by and count the strokes ; the others are in the plaza outside, indulging in their primitive games, which excite much merri- ment among the large assemblage of people. After each boy has re- ceived the chastisement and all are again seated, the four Sai-a hli-a pass in turn to each boy. Each one taking off his mask, places it over the head of theboy, handinghim his Spanish bayonets. The boy strikes the Kok-ko once across each arm ami once across each ankle. The Kok-ko does not speak, but the boy is instructed by his guardian, who talks to him in a whisper, telling him not to be afraid, but to strike
554 RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE ZUXI CHILD,
bard. Tlie eyes of the hoys oi)eu wide as tlie KGk kO raise their masks and for the first time familiar faces are recognized. Tiie Kokko leave the kiva after revealing their identity to the children, and running around tlie village use their switches indiscriminately, with a few ex- cei>tional cases. I saw a woman whipped, she taking the l)al)e from her back and holding it in her arms. This woman requested the wiiip- piug' that she might be rid of the bad dreams that nightly troubled lier. After the Sai a hli-a leave the kiva the chihben are called by the priest of the Kok-kO and told to sit in front of him and the other priests, including the High Priest of Zuni. This august body sits in the kiva throughout the ceremony. The Priest of the Kokko then delivers a lecture to the boys, instructing them in some of the secrets of the order, when they are told if they betray the secrets confided to them they will be punished by death; their heads will be cut oft' with a stone knife; for so the Kokko has ordered. They are told how the Kokko ap])eared upon the earth and instructed the people to represent them. The priest closes by telling the children that in the old some boys be frayed the secret and told that these were not the real gods, but men personating the Kokko, iind when this reached the gods the Sjaia hlia appeared u[)ou the earth and inquired for the boys. The people then lived upon the mesa towfi yiil-lan-ne. The mothers declared they knew not where they had fled. The Kuk-ko stami)ed his feet upon the rocky ground and the rocks parted, and away down in the depths of the umnntain he found the naughty boys. He ordered them to come to him and he cut oft' their heads with his stone knife. This story is sutilicient to inq)ress the children that there is no escape for them if they betray the confidence reposed in them, for the Kokko can compel the rocks to part and reveal the secrets.
A repast is now .served to the priests and the boys and others in the kiva. The food is brought by the wives and sisters of the four Saia Lli-ii to the hatchwaj- and carried in by the Kokko, who Lave returned to the kiva. The feast opens with a grace said by the priest of the Kokko, who immediately after collects upon a piece of He wi (a certain kind of bread) bits of all the food served. This he rolls niyfiTidJiilaces by his .side, and at the coiu'lusion of the feast he carries it to a distance from the village over the road to the si)irit lake and making a hole in the ground he deposits it as au oft'ering to the gods. Each child goes to the godfather's house, where his head and hands are bathed in yucca sutis by the mother and sisters of the godfather, they reiieating l)rayers that the youth may be true to his vows, &c. The boy then returning to his own home is tested by his father, who says, "You are no longer ignorant; yon are no longer a little child, l)ut a young man. Were you pleased with the words of the Kokko I What did the priest tell you"?" The boy does not forget himself and reveal anything that was said, for the terror overhanging him is too great.
When a youth is selected to personate the Kokko he is instructed
BTF.vF.xsoN.l VOLUNTARY INITIATION INTO THF, KOK-KO. OOO
in regard to the (lecoratiiig of the mask he is to wear. Wlieti this is done he goes at night to the proper Iciva and seated between two in- structors he learus tlie song and prayers. In committing soug.s and prayers to memory the novice hoLls a tiny crystal between his thumb and forehuger for a while, then he puts it into his mouth, and at the conclusion of the instruction he swallows it. This insures the remem- brance of the prayers and songs, and he awakes the following morning with them indelibly impressed upon his mind. The pupil is then struclc across each arm and across each ankle with the yucca blades.
There are very few women belonging to the order of the Kok-ko. I think there are now only tive iu Zuiii. When a woman of the order becomes advanced in age she endeavors to find some maiden who will take upon herself the vow.s at her death. Selecting some young woman, she appeals to her to be received into the order of the Kok-ko. The maiden replies. <' I know nothing concerning the mysteries of the order. You must talk to my father." After the father is spoken to, he iu turn spends the uight iu explaining the duties of the position to his daughter and that the gods would bo <lispl('ased if she .should marry after joining the Kok-ko. Assuming the Kok-ko vows is entirely optional with the girl. It is never her duty, but a special privilege which is rarely accepted. If she accepts she passes through both ceremonials described. She chooses her godfather, who gives her for the first ceremony a woman's blanket and for the second a woman's dress, a white blanket, a quantity of blue yarn, a woman's belt, a buckskin, a sacred blanket, and the mask she is to wear. But even here in Ziini, where-tho jieople are so con- trolled by the priests and have such a superstitious dread of disobey- ing the commands of the Kok-ko, women have been guilty of desecrat- ing their sacred office and marrying. At present there is a woman of the order of the Kok-ko married to a Xavajo. She is of course forever afterwards debarred from joining in the ceremonials, but she is permit- ted to live among her people with no other punishment than their indig- nation.
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