water poured from the mouth of the Kō-lō-oo-wĭt-si. Each guardian
then fills the small bowl which he carries with the holy water and,
drinking a portion of it, gives the remainder to the boy to drink. The
bowl which contains 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 all the cereals which are sent up from the abdomen of the
Kō-lō-oo-wĭt-si. These are taken from the blankets by three priests
and placed in their own blankets, which rest over the left arm, and
they, passing around, distribute the seeds to all present. The sand
of the fallen mounds is gathered in a blanket and deposited in the
river, to be carried to the home of the Kōk-kō. The boys now return
to their homes, accompanied by the guardian and one other of their
attendants. In the early morning the sister of the godfather 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 prayer, 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
repeated by the child.

Thus ends this remarkable initiation of the Zuñi male child into the
order of the Kōk-kō. This is really mainly done by sponsors, and he