s were gathered
into a blanket and carried out of the lodge and deposited some distance
away from the lodge, where the sun could not generate the germ of the
disease. The sand is never touched by any one when once carried out,
though before the paintings are erased the people clamor to touch them,
and then rub their hands over their own bodies that they may be cured of
any malady. The invalid, after putting on his clothes, returned to his
family lodge. A group then gathered around the spot where the paintings
had been and joined in a weird chant, which closed the fifth day's
ceremony.

[Illustration]

SIXTH DAY.

Preparations for a great sand painting began at daylight. Sand for the
ground work was carried in in blankets; the fire which had burned through
the previous ceremonies was first removed and all traces of it covered
with sand. As the artists were to begin the painting with the center of
the picture only a portion of the ground color was laid at first, in order
to enable them to work with greater facility. While the ground color was
being laid a man sat on one side of the lodge grinding with a metate and
mixing the colors. A quantity of coals were taken from the exhausted fire
from which to prepare black paint. A small quantity of red sand was mixed
with the charcoal to give it body or weight. The colors used in this sand
painting have all been referred to in the description of the rainbow over
the sweat house. After the central portion of the ground work for the
painting was smoothed off a Jerusalem cross was drawn in black. The eye
usually was the only guide for drawing lines, though on two occasions a
weaving stick was used. As a rule four artists were employed, one
beginning at each point of the cross. Each arm of the cross was completed
by the artist who began the work. For illustration of painting see PL
CXXI.

The black cross-bars in the illustration denote pine logs; the white lines
the froth of the water; the yellow, vegetable debris gathered by the logs;
the blue and red lines, sunbeams. The blue spot in center of cross denotes
water. There are four Hostjobokon with their wives the Hostjoboard; each
couple sit upon one of the cross arms of the logs. These gods carry in
their right hands a rattle, and in their left sprigs of pinon; the wives
or goddesses carry pinon sprigs in both hands; the rattle brings male
rains, and the pinon, carried by the women, female