about twelve feet long and eighteen inches through the thickest part
of the body. The abdomen is painted white, the back black, covered
with white stars, which are represented by a kind of semicircle,
an entirely conventional design. The neck rests through a finely
decorated kind of altar carried by the two Soot-Ä«ke. The tail end
of the fetich is held by the priest of the Kō-lō-oo-wĭt-si, who
constantly blows through a large shell, which he carries in the right
hand, holding the serpent with the left. The Kōk-kō pass through the
town and visit each kiva; they put the head of the serpent through the
hatchway, that those who are privileged to assemble in the kivas may
see the fetich. The Kō-lō-oo-wĭt-si is then taken to the Kiva of
the Earth, Hē-tkā-pa-que. The walls of this kiva are decorated with
two Kō-lō-oo-wĭt-si, which extend almost around the entire walls of
the room, the heads nearly meeting at the north end of the room. The
fetich is placed between the heads. The others of the Kōk-kō repair
to their respective kivas, the Hē-i-i-que or Kiva of the North,
the Moo-hē-i-que or Kiva of the West, the Choo-pā-ä-que or
Kiva of the South, the ōh-hē-i-que or Kiva of the East, and the
Oop-tsān-ā-ā-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 Kōk-kō. When all the Kōk-kō have gone to
their kivas, the ten Kō-yē-mē-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 SÅ«s-ki-i-que, or people of the Wolf
gens.

The Kōk-kō sing and dance in their own kivas, then change about,
those of the North passing to the West and those of the West going to
the South, and so on. This is continuous until the first white streak
warns them that day is approaching. At this time the head of the