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ort1,,,lrht,dsnfoon d ...... ,h , BtnMtt1J>""im<n,w .. u. 1<><ial«l •·llh a buri , l Tho othu><V<OIJ>""im<n l <>«taT', dUn• ~:::::= .:"i!~~h<n middon, indieatin~ that they hod ...., ,ith,r

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T he real"<foo,offi<o ra in th;,m,.,Una. TMl <ad.erbeo ll«I t b< P.,. ot<Chief.fiei ,a muof~tp<roo na lity.and oft<n""°v le will

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on th~ fir• at the b<ai nn in R. a , midni Rh<. a t ll•• ond. ond whonov« """""'"" ••ko for ii . Th o pa rt ieipan ta • ..., ... u.olly """'• raul y women at tend. When they <1n. lh<l)I ,,.~ , oi~ . ol,..o yo - ;""" tho ,fru m. A• manymen moyU\~nd .. tl,.o k><lf,oeona«omodai., . oft en upt.o40 .

A !arc< numt.o• <>f orti<l n . ,.. _.i. A woi.ardrtlm It uoed. lt oonoiro of a parllolly fill.,) Iron ke-ttle «1~ ud wit h • <h~mo i• •kin . The 1!u lo a bou< ei~hl to ten i,.,.h,ca In dlamc,ter. A 1mall pin holo 1, lnnn ao i<ltol thero, u. ThroU¥1ithlotMparti<lpant1co n 1ucko uta am.all a mount of thl 1 1ac re<I \oOUor. TM wand Ul<>f poliohod walnut lh,.,. and a ll.all to four f"" l lonK and th,... .;~hi.b o or an Inch In <llamet er. Th oroi o aho - hoirtul t onthe endo!th o ou ll' a nd 1h< ota tf It b<adood for about eix inehes ""''°"' the tuft . A P l~in , \ypo, Ian w;th a bude<I handle and l,uok, kin rdns,;<• ;, u .. d. 'l'hll ut tl o 11 mad e ol o , mall btmi opherlca l 1r<1urd . The h~ndl<, is b<a<l<,I a nd lrlo r cd with ~D<kl\liin at the end. TM ~rote Chid u ... n whi 1tlc, ma<lo of u Eo1rle wi"ll bo n<. that ha. only one hole. A • mooth , tiek abo ut fourteen inc ..,. loog io u.., d t~ ~tlh~ drum. l\ haa no head. The peyote i• k~plin •bag-m ad< of cloth ,.ith bu,;k•kir, fr in= onthe bottom . It •• • bou,o ne anda l>alf f"'\lonK. The o;garet t eo arem11dewith eornhu , k wra p~and aB ul!Durharn filli ll£'. g.,,,.. old ""'nmia ,uma.o 1.,.. ,..., ( pieked" ·hen rod) with t he tohae< ot,y , ubbing-thehrotoJtCtherlo>l .. -ntl "' P"-lm1olthe hond, PlaN><I on the moon near t he eente r i• a n .. ,, 1oti9nall}• la.~• ond fine

~:.'! " ~h:~:n ":t:;:., t,~:~. 1~:!.~ d•; !ed !;, c~~1!~Y~~~k8r~; :~Y;,'~;::.:: !,";,;:~ about lo uc f ttt long a r< u~. Ho ou,plu ,

Th e m"" tln,rt ;a hr ld in a la r&>e tipi . The door f aee, the ea , t. Arou nd tho lnloorH>r _.,. mau a nd blank..._. "' he"' the port icipar .t , 1<·ill olt. A littlo .,,....1 of th o """'"' Is a la ..., ~,...,, nt 1ha pc<I """'" madcol•a rtb. Betw .., nth.cbo r ,,. iot he ftre. It It la id In a chovr<>n fH hlon with\heopen t l>dto .,a rd1the~ .., , ( - ~«. 1)

The "'°remonyl 1 u, u1lly r><r f<>rmt,l th at "'>"'" one may t,o tu rerl. h•• • • •dejou rncy,o r H Lhanh foro aol" "''"'"· Th o pr incipl• w•Y~" of the partlel pa nl~ ,,.. tor t hi1 intent..,,, ,

lnth ee • enlnsr{.obou t 7 :00inthtwln ter and8 :00 in 1umm er) th e partlelp anto line up .i-. 1e ftlo outtlde the t ntra....., ~! the t ipl. Th e lood<r l, 1heCloid.seeo1tdi 1 the ChlcfOnom mor,o ndth ird! • theK oopero l th • l .....,_ . Thenfollowalltheothe r pa rtl<ip onts withtlHo K .. p,>rofthe Fi r<, <l<wna: t hc, ft\e.

When ~,or,o m, i• n,ady the Chic/ olfen a pn yer and a ll wa lk aroundthe Lipi(<lodwl ,c )andente,, pau in11:W lhelclt .The Chi•I oil , <l-0wn b<hind t he moon with the ChMOf 11,ummu "n hi, ri,:ht and!h•Kttpno!thelncen .. Mhi , left. Th• othe.-.-t\ h•m.., 1~.,,.

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wh orethoy wiahu«e pttllat the KttpMolthe Fire , itato th o rirht olth< ~,,.,. will1outcircuitina th e tipi to tho lef t. The Chief pre~nu lour~yot• bullo111ando1>0tiprettetoueh per90 n (p u1 inr th< l)e)'OW ba,r • ...,und). Th< peyote 11 pl1«'<1 l>thind oa,eh )>Cnon un til heo1t1it. Mter ••e ry0,.. Wo trol"Od1 prayt rf ort he !ntentionol the'""tin 1r theChief•y - ••y ...,1u,.,.11lt he prayc no ft -"'ho .... in thi o ttttmol\)' .~ 1nd U,tn olfen hll own prayer . Every ont ... to h io 1,.)'0tetaklnionetofourb<ltton t . 0110t!prettei 1

6 - ,P11_y,,r11 Chi ll/ @-K;;:•;/IC::,,, @-C,;, .,,.-L;rvmm t r $ - K<"<",,ar a' ,n, r,r.-Q - ,Port,tipo,,,.

11Mkedwithtl>ellr11tlourl>u\tonlltake111nd0Mwithnchb u\ ton alkr that. Tbo participant tak n b lo peyotebyehowln,rtlte button

~::• • •~::!•~;;· a !!i" .'.!1: ~t: ;~! \: ::~~..:!~•~ h• nd . .. 11 1lhortprayer, 1w1llowo thepulp,andpa ... hiohando ~ .•~,:: ,7 h 1ldeol hl1beld a nddo,.ntheoppoolto a rm 1 a nd o•er

Aller the peyote lo ukn,1heClrief 11arta the oingin,r by ta klnr th o 1tal'I" .nd tan in hi, left han d . fi ,i n11 the Ch ief Drummer th e drum. and 1in(lin11 four oonp to th e d..,m, whi le ohkinfl" the r.tt le In hlo r i(lhl hand. The t empo of the drumml,,.- 11 faot •I ~nt and then 1low1 downto10tcomod1teth<t rl ,,... , . NeJ<t.theCMd .. ohangeo with hit Chiof Drummer, who oinp whi lo the Chid dru..... Tl>en the drum,wand. fan and nttle Off (liven to th e 1>0.i r on th e left of theChi efanJthu 1 pa ,. 1rou ndt he lod~lf 1 peno n dounotwi•h to sl~ he con J)aM them on. Ho...,_ , , lf be dou 1lo1r he mull olng foutoong,runl-hef<>T&"dl .,....,_ ofknb appen o. Afterthi o, ifanyono wiohNtotake peyok ap in, he mu ll wait unti l ~ oon,i: It lln iot..dandthen1 oktlleCh i<,f lfllee ane 1t peyow . The Chief giv .. h im the peyot e an d the Kttper of tho! lnC<n .. ~vcs him • cipre tk

Juot Lefore mldnite the wife of the roan fivln g th .. ,...mony brinp In a ho,ckot cl wa te r, offen a pra ~ r a nd everyo,.,. tak eo a drlnk.Shol oa-aftereveryonedrinb.

At midnite tbo Ch ief oalls thc dram from whereev .,, it Ul,and 11tor , in&"inii:tbl'ttaonpandhi a midnit.o oo1>1:.pi<b upth ew hiatl e andb lowo fourbl u t.s. ll e then -o ut aboutftftyyndoto\ho EHt and blow1 four mon, 1,Juto, t ben ,o th e South, Weot, and North doing tit<, .. ,,.. at euh pl.ooe. After thi a ho rctuml to tl>e l<>dgo and t inp lour""'"' oonp. T IMI Ch ief l) r,rm,...., rctuen o th o drumtothepr ovlou1 dr11mmt ran dth e •1 nd. ton , and ra ttle to the partnerof th od,um,...,. The n th ea infi nr <»n<in...,. around H befoff . h,m i• lontotea "' rna1 be had at U\Ytimeuni..1 numb<r (th rM or four) ar<, ati.ent a t one u,,,., In whtoh <IN he muot wait.The H hea olt ht ftre 1ff.......,r ff mowd.T ht pe<1pl1o plt!n front ol th• mMlw o. Many of the part icipant.a u .. thtir own drum

ltlc\ •:.!i'::!t~~ .t ~ .:~:::d :~·=~~n betoff mldniw re\um1 with anothor bucket of water. and f-._ She .. YI• pra~ r very t lml lar totheonelhc N id at midnlte.thc ne « r )'<lne drinko, a nd thewomon ~~vea.Whtn eho ...,. thefoodilrpa .-.! 1round.tbemeatand«1m

Alto r ea tina"l he Chlefg,:,es oul ,bk>ononebl.o atinnchdirectlon, return • and blow,"'""" inoido. Theo the Chiod Drummer start. unt yln111

the dr"m, everybod)· koopini' very quiet un ti l he fini•h ... 1'11• wand, fa n, and inoen .. are laid next to th e moon (in h!&Ok of th o Chic! Pey oto,) beoideth< rMtl ean dd ru mto p. Th< d cu,"kel tl••t illcont a in inK wat.<, and cha ,ooa l i,, pa.• wl to th< i.rt a roun d th o tipi. Thi , wot<ri •ro n, id•1"<l<lhnlyan<lt h< pa rt icipant.put itnn th<m oel~n by moa ru of the ir dru n» t ich . Wh<!n it irct• back to the Chief th< cue mony i1 finished, a nd ho pou~ out t he "'ater O., w.., n t he moos\ andth e fire . Thcnlh< p<,0plo•i t a round a wh iledi .. u,. in1t\h< irt~~i ·r ~ add<durin1t t ho ni ij'ht, H .... 11 a, any mi1tah a <)00

After th oy lcav,,,th<tip i i• tak en do~nirnm<d iate ly. Th e moon is not des troyed, but l<ft to weathu away. At noon th ,..., i• a hiK fea stp=e dedh yth eC hiefari, inKa nd aokin;r •c>r11<Pariie ula,po.-.on to,;:i•ethe la.,tp ra yer .

P• yol• ;, a loo oonoidered to he bene ~d, 1 ou1>id• the «remony. On """'"""';on while driving through Oklahoma on a IOl\li'trip, the au\ho, 1\opl*<I a\ Concho (Ch<y,,n n• A,t,ancy) to pro<ntt sorno poyote. Hio ln dianfri<nd s\ hotta dv; .. dhitntot akeonebntton wMl•rlriving a , it,.ould koephlma-..ak e. Iti•al:""'l•timul &ntln ,m,ll quan< iti e, an di , ofte n tak eninthe formof• t ..

A, tl•• p...,_ , time most p<yote i, bou~h\ !n:,m d••lc,.. in 10ut her n Tex as , hut f&OOO•dinK to my informant , a few yea n • KO t he Chey ennowould1t<>do "'n into Moxicot oro!l eet itthem oelveo.

Due toroquo , t1ithaob<cndeeidedtoli , t ,e voralofl h• d• n'-""• ::!:~: 0~9:!:l~::. dat ..... Only some of t h- ,..h;ch h"' .. no\ .. t

S.pt emberl~ , Jomoz, Hopi dance . S.ptember2 1, Je mez,Cirdo dan«e. S.ptember27,Jemn, Ka 'toin a don ce. October2 , Jcrn ez,H opidallN! O<:tober9, J eru01,Ka't oiu don ee Onoom r,orin,g the dat o, ofth o abo ,..,d ueo.,wit ht ho,orec orded

laotyc oe ( NrwM n, co ANTll"'l'OT .OC">!T· vol.2 , no . 1) it will be seen tha t o tw elviod ay poriod<•i•!J! l...tw.,.nt ilo Ka 'tsinadance a a t Jemo ,.

Il;,,,ombor l b, Zui\ \ Shal ako. An u nov,ontful da nce. The wea th er was \lt<, "um<.ttha t it had boon in ,,, ,.., .. 1 ,·•a rs . It ra ined so