rains; these rains meet
upon the earth, conceive and bring forth all vegetation. Their heads are
ornamented with eagle plumes tied on with cotton cord. (Note: In all cases
the round head denotes male and octangular head female.) The gods have
also a bunch of night-owl feathers and eagle plumes on the left side of
the head; both male and female wear turquois earrings and necklaces of the
same. The larynx is represented by the parallel lines across the blue. A
line of sunlight encircles the head of both males and females. The white
spots on the side of the females' heads represent the ears. The arms of
the goddesses are covered with corn pollen, and long ribbons of fox skins
are attached to the wrists, as shown on painting number one. All wear
beaded moccasins tied on with cotton cord. Their chins are covered with
corn pollen and red sunlight surrounds the body. The skirts only have an
additional line of blue sunlight. Hasjelti is to the east of the painting.
He carries a squirrel skin filled with tobacco. His shirt is white cotton
and very elastic. The leggings are of white deer skin fringed, and the
moccasins are similar to the others. His head is ornamented with an
eagle's tail, and to the tip of each plume there is a fluffy feather from
the breast of the eagle. A bunch of night-owl feathers is on either side
of the eagle tail where it is attached to the head. The horizontal and
perpendicular lines on the face were referred to in the description of the
first sand painting. The projection on the right of the throat is a fox
skin. Hostjoghon's headdress is similar to that of Hasjelti's. Two strips
of beaver skin tipped with six quills of the porcupine are attached to the
right of the throat. The four colored stars on the body are ornaments of
beads. The shirt of this god is invisible; the dark is the dark of the
body. Hostjoghon carries a staff colored black from a charred plant. The
Navajo paint their bodies with the same plant. The top of the staff is
ornamented with a turkey's tail tied to the staff with white cotton cord;
eagle and turkey plumes are alternately attached to the staff with a cord.

The Naaskiddi are to the north and south of the painting; they carry
staffs of lightning ornamented with eagle plumes and sunbeams. Their
bodies are nude except the loin skirt; their leggings and moccasins are
the same as the others. The hunch upon the back is a black cloud, and the
three groups of white lines denote corn and