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wth, and death, like his dreaded equivalent.] [Footnote 107: The Hano people call the Hopi _Koco_ or _Koso_; the Santa Clara (also Tewa) people call them _Khoso_, according to Hodge.] [Footnote 108: The replastering of kivas at Walpi takes place during the _Powamu_, an elaborate _katcina_ celebration. I have noticed that in this renovation of the kivas one corner, as a rule, is left unplastered, but have elicited no satisfactory explanation of this apparent oversight, which, no doubt, has significance. Someone, perhaps overimaginative, suggested to me that the unplastered corner was the same as the break in encircling lines on ancient pottery.] [Footnote 109: I was aided in making this plan by the late J. G. Owens, my former assistant in the field work of the Hemenway Expedition. It was prepared with a few simple instruments, and is not claimed to be accurate in all particulars.] [Footnote 110: The existence of these peach trees near Sikyatki suggests, of course, an abandonment of the neighboring pueblo in historic times, but I hardly think it outweighs other stronger proofs of antiquity.] [Footnote 111: The position of the cemeteries in ancient Tusayan ruins is by no means uniform. They are rarely situated far from the houses, and are sometimes just outside the walls. While the dead were seldom carried far from the village, a sandy locality was generally chosen and a grave excavated a few feet deep. Usually a few stones were placed on the surface of the ground over the burial place, evidently to protect the remains from prowling beasts.] [Footnote 112: The excavations at Homolobi in 1896 revealed two beautiful cups with braided handles and one where the clay strands are twisted.] [Footnote 113: The modern potters commonly adorn the ends of ladle handles with heads of different mythologic beings in their pantheon. The knob-head priest-clowns are favorite personages to represent, although even the Corn-maid and different _katcinas_ are also sometimes chosen for this purpose. The heads of various animals are likewise frequently found, some in artistic positions, others less so.] [Footnote 114: The clay ladles with perforated handles with which the modern Hopi sometimes drink are believed to be of late origin in Tusayan.] [Footnote 115: The oldest medicine bowls now in use ordinarily have handles and a terraced rim, but there are one or two important exceptions. In this connection it may be mentioned t
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