's relatives."

[Footnote 34: Hough, Walter, Op. cit, p. 123.]

The bride may not appear at a public ceremonial dance until the
following July, at the Kachina Farewell ceremony, when all the brides of
the year turn out in their lovely wedding blankets and white leggings,
the only time this blanket is ever worn after the wedding (during life),
save one the naming ceremony of her first child.

It becomes her winding sheet when at death she wears it in her grave,
then after four days, she takes it from her shoulders and uses it as a
magic carpet when, having reached the edge of the Grand Canyon, she
steps out upon her ceremonial blanket, and like a white cloud it
descends with her to Maski, the underworld paradise of the Hopi.

Are the Hopi married in this way today? Most certainly. Figure 12 shows
a Hopi girl who worked for the writer for three summers. She is a fine,
intelligent girl, having gone more than halfway through high school
before she returned to her home on Second Mesa to live. This is her
wedding picture taken last year at the moment of her "going home," after
just such a wedding ceremonial as described above.

[Illustration: Figure 12.--A Hopi Bride.

--Photo by Colton.]

A letter from friends of the writer states that her baby is just now
going through his natal ceremonies in the good old Hopi way. If the
Snake Dance is continued till he grows up--it makes one shudder to think
of it--he is in line to be a Snake priest!

=Burial=

Here we have the account of Goddard:[35] "When an adult dies, the
nearest relatives by blood wash the head, tie a feather offering to the
hair so that it will hang over the forehead, wrap the body in a good
robe and carry it to one of the graveyards which are in the valleys near
the mesas. The body is buried in a sitting position so that it faces
east. This is done within a few hours after death has occurred. The
third night, a bowl containing some food, a prayer-stick offering, and a
feather and string, are carried to the grave. The string is placed so
that it points from the grave to the west. The next morning, the fourth,
the soul is supposed to rise from the grave and proceed in the direction
indicated by the string, where it enters the 'skeleton house.' This is
believed to be situated somewhere near the Canyon of the Colorado."

[Footnote 35: Goddard, P.E., Op. cit.]

Any bodies of young children who have not yet been initiated into any
fraternity are not buried