blanket around him. Four new characters of the Kōk-kō now appear,
the Sai-ā-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 accompanies his
godparent 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 Kōk-kō for this ceremony divide and enter the
two kivas.

The godparents sit upon the stone ledge which passes around the room,
whose walls are rectangular, 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 present, the older
sister sits on the right and a younger sister on the left. The father
of the Sun (Pā-oo-tī-wa) enters and sits upon the throne which has
been arranged for him at the west end of the room; this has a sacred
blanket 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 prepared the throne; to the left of the priest, on
the left of Pā-oo-tī-wa, sit the high priest and priestess of the
Earth. The remainder of the ledge is filled with the boys and their
friends. Nai-ū-chi, the living representative of āh-ai-ū-ta, the
war god, sits to the left of the fire altar as you enter and feeds
the sacred flames. The Sä-lä-mō-bī-ya enter immediately after
Pā-oo-tī-wa. All these, including Pā-oo-tī-wa, enter head
foremost; the head touches the stone slab over the fire, and,