instance, Fig. 2 is of aragonite, hence
referred to the Upper regions, and therefore valuable to give efficacy
to the paint with which plume-sticks of rain prayers are decorated;
while Fig. 3, from its shape, is supposed to represent the relic of the
weapon or tooth of a god, and therefore endowed with the power of
Sa-wa-ni-k'ia, and hence is preserved for generations--with an
interminable variety of other things--in the Order of the Warriors, as
the "protective medicine of war" (Shom-i-ta-k'ia). A little of it,
rubbed on a stone and mixed with much water, is a powerful medicine for
protection, with which the warrior fails not to anoint his whole body
before entering battle.

[Illustration: Fig. 2.--Mineral fetich.]

[Illustration: Fig. 3.--Fossil fetich.]

These amulets and implements of worship are well illustrated in the
National Museum, and the subject merits extensive treatment. The facts
connected with them will throw much light upon the mental
characteristics and beliefs of the Zunis. At some future time I hope to
set this matter forth more fully.

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NOTE.--It is to be regretted that the haste in which this paper was
prepared by the author, before his departure for New Mexico, to resume
his researches among the Zunis, made it impossible for him to discuss
further this interesting subject. The abundant material in his
possession, gained from actual membership in the order or society under
discussion, would have rendered this comparatively easy under other
circumstances.--Ed.

INDEX.

Amulets of the Zunis, 44
Animal carvings, worship, Zuni, 11
A[']shi-wa-ni or priests of Zuni, 12
A[']shi-wa or Zuni, 9
Bear fetich, White, Zuni, 40
Ceremonials of the hunt, Zuni, 33
Charmes of the Zunis, 44
Coyote fetich, Zuni, 26
Distribution of the animals; Zuni myth, 21
Drying of the world; Zuni myth, 13
Eagle fetich, Zuni, 29
Falcon fetich, Zuni, 30
Fetich ceremonies connected with hunting, Zuni, 33
, Coyote; Zuni hunter god of the west, 26
, Eagle; Zuni hunter god of the upper regions, 29
, Mole; Zuni hunter god of the lower regions, 30
, Mountain lion; Zuni hunter god of the north, 25, 40
, Navajo pony, 44
sheep, 44
, Wild cat; Zuni hunter god of the south, 27
, Wolf; Zuni hunter god of the east, 28
, Zuni falcon and ground owl, 30
ground owl and falcon, 30
knife feathered mo