novitiate his name. Previous to this the boy is designated as
baby boy, younger boy, older boy, &c. The food is received by
the Kō-yē-mē-shi and taken to the Kiva of the North, where it is
divided and carried to the different kivas. For this occasion the
native beans are prepared. There is as great a variety of color in
these 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 white to the Kiva of the East, the all color to the
Kiva of the Heavens, the black to the Kiva of the Earth. A sumptuous
meal is now served in each of the kivas.

After this meal the Kōk-kō begin their bodily decorations, with
their bodies almost nude. Those of the North 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 upper arms; those of the Earth, black, with some bits of color.
This done, the Sä-lä-mō-bī-ya 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 painted
yellow. The Sä-lä-mō-bī-ya of the West, South, and East plant
their plumes at their respective cardinal points. Those for the zenith
and nadir are planted to the west, on the road to the spirit lake, the
stick of each one having the cardinal color decorations. This done,
all retire to their kivas.

The Sä-lä-mō-bī-ya of the North, returning to his kiva, drinks
the medicine water prepared by the priest of the great fire order
(Mā-[t]ke-hlān-ā ā-que), who, with some of his people, is now
busy in the preparation of a sand altar. The Sä-lä-mō-bī-ya again
emerge from the kivas, with long bunches of Spanish bayonet in their