Identifier: annualreportofbu23smit (find matches)
Title: Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
Subjects: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology Ethnology Indians
Publisher: Washington : U. S. Govt. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Kahle/Austin Foundation and Omidyar Network

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),who enjoys such prerogative; she declared the failure in crops due tothe bad heart of the pekwin. Many ventured to hint that he pos-sessed the diabolical powers of witchcraft. After prolonged discus-sion by the first body of Ashiwanni (rain priests) and others over thetime designated by the new pekwin, his decision was confirmed. The reference is to the Sun Fathers turning back after reaching the point referred to at thesouthwest end of Towa yiilliinne. He is supposed to pause here for a time before returning on hiscourse. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT PL. XVIII
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SUN PRIEST STEVENSON) WINTER SOLSTICE CEREMONIES 109 Tlie Sim priest makes daily observatious of the sunrise at a pctritiedstump which stands on the outskirts east of the village, and sprinklesit witii meal when he offers his matins to the rising sun. When thesun rises over a certain point of Towa yiUliiuie he informs the elderbrother Bow priest, who notifies the first body of Ashiwanni, andthey meet the same night in the ceremonial cliamber/ The following morning the pekwin prepares four telikinawe forthe Sun Father and Moon Mother and, carrying them up the steepacclivity, deposits them at a shrine on Towa yariiinne. The fourtelikinawe are tied into groups of twos, each group having a bluestick for the sun and a yellow one for the moon, which is referred toas sister of the sun. The lower end of each stick is tipped with blackto indicate feet, and the top is beveled, witii three black dots on thebeveled surface indicating eyes and mouth. Under tail and breastfeathers of the eagle and

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