28 ZUNI FETICHES

tluiotla-r tlie fotus. This speciraeu, like PlateV, Fig. C, hasa signifi- caiico other than that of a

mere

fetichof thechase, a significance cou- uected with tlicPliallic worship of the Znnis,on whichsubject Ihope ere

many

years to produce interestingevidence.

Plate VI, Fig. 7,represents the fetich of the mauy-colored

Wild

Cat (Tc-pisu-i)a-uopa), of the

Upper

regions, which ^is

made

of basaltic clay, stained black with pitch and pigment,

and

furnished witha flake offlint

and

asmallfragmentof chrysocolla, both ofwhich are attached to thebackof the figure with abindingof sinew.

Plate VI, Fig.8,represents, according to theZufiis, a very ancient

and

valuedfetich oftheblack

Wild

Gat ^(Te-pishi-k'ia-na), oftlie

Lower

regions. It islittle

more

than a concretion of compact ^basaltic rock, withslight tracesof art. Its natural form, however,^is suggestive of an animal.

Long

use has polished its originally black surface tothe hue^of lustrousjet.

TOEWOIF—HCNTEUGOD OFTHEEAST.

The

^fetichesof theWolf,

God

ofthe East,

and

ofhisyoungerbrothers (lu-na-wi-ko we-ma-we) arerepresentedonPlate VII.

They

are char- acterized

by

erect attitudes,usuallyobliquefaces,pricked-upears,

and

"hanging

tails."

Plate VII,Fig.1, isarepresentation of the fetich of the yellow

Wolf

(luna-wi-ko thliip-tsi-ua), ofthe North. Itisofyellow indurated clay- stone. Inthis

example

thelegs are

much

longerthan in most ^speci- mens, for uearly all thesefiguresare either natural fragments or con- cretions slightly improved on

by

art, or are figureswhich

have

been suggested by

and

derived from such fragments or concretions. More- over,the ceremonialstobe described furtheronrequirethatthey should be "able to stand alone"; therefore they are usually furnished with only rudimentary legs.

The

^{tail is} only indicated, whilein nearly all

other

Wolf

fetiches itis clearlycut

down

^therump, uearlyto the

gam-

bol joint.

Plate VII, Fig.2, represents afetich of the blue

Wolf

(luuawi ko

thli-a-na), of theWest. Itisof gray sandstone, stained firstred, then blue,the latter colorbeing further indicated

by

settings of green tur- kois oneither side and along the back, as wellas in theeyes.

Plate VII,Fig. 3, representsthefetich of the red

Wolf

(luna-wi-ko a-ho-ua), of the South. It is but crudely formed Irom afragment of siliceous limestone, the^feet, ears, and tail being represented onlyby

mere

protuberances.

Although

the materialisnaturally ofayellowish- graycolor, ithas beenstained red.

Plate VII, Fig.4,represents thefetichof the white

Wolf

(Iii-ua-wi-ko kV)-ha-na), of the East. It is of very white,

compact

limestone.

The

hanging tail, erect ears, attitude, &c., are better

shown

in this than perhapsin

any

other specimen of the class in the collection. It has, however, been broken through the

body and mended

with black pitch.

DUREAU OF ETHSOLOGY ANSLAL REPOUT1861 I'l.. VII

WOLF KETICHES OF THE CIIA8E— IIUNTEH GOD OK THE EAST.

UURKAIIOFKTIIXOI.nnT AXXL'AI.HEPOKTISfl PL VIII

i:agi.k fetiches of the chase—huxter ood of the uppek kegioxs

cusmsG.)

THE WOLF AND THE EAGLE. 29

Plate VII, Fig". 5, represents the ^feticli of the

manycolored Wolf

(Iii-na-wi-ko ito-pa-nah-iia-na), of the

Upper

^regions.

The

oiijrinalis

offine-grained sandstone of a graycolor,stained in

some

placesfaintly with red and other^tints.

The

month,eyes,eartips,and tail have been touched with black to

make them

appear

more

prominent.

Plate VII,Fig. G, represents thefetich ofthe black

Wolf

(In

nawiko

shi-k'ia-na), of the

Lower

regions.

Although nncommonly

large and greatlyresembling in form the bear, itpossesses the obliqneface, up- rightears,hanging^tail,

and

otheracceptedcharacteristicsoftheWolf.

THEEiGlE-nUXTERCOD OK THE UPPERREGIONS.

The

^fetichesofthe Eagle,

God

ofthe

Upper

regions,and hisyonnger brothers of the other regions (K'iii'-k'iii-li

we-mawe)

are represented on Plate VIII.

They

arc characterized merely

by

rnde bird forms, with wings either naturally orveryconventionally carved (Figs. 3 and

G). Further details are rarely attempted, from thefact that all the otherprincipalpreyanimalsarequadrupeds,andthesimple suggestion of the birdform is sufficientto identify theeagle

among

anyof them.

Plate

VI

11, Fig. 1, represents thefetich of theyellow Eagle (K'iji'- k'iiili thb'ip-tsi-na), of the oSforthern skies. It consists merely of t,he

head

and

shoulders,very rudelyformed ofwhite limestone

and

painted with yellow ocher. This specimen ^is doubtless a natural fragment very ^littlealtered

by

art.

Plate VIII, Fig. 2,represents the fetich of the blue Eagle (K'iii'- k'iii-li 16-k'ia-na), of the

Western

skies. Itisquite elaborately carved, suiti)lied with a pedestal,

and

pierced through the

body

to facilitate susi)ension. For duringceremonials,tobedescribedfurther on,thefet- iches of the Eagle are usuallj- suspended, although sometimes, like those of the (juadrupeds, they are placed on thelloor, as indicated by the pedestal furnished ^{to this} specimen. Although of compactwhite linu'stone, this fetich is

made

to represent the blueEagle by

means

of turkois eyes

and

a green stain over the body.

A

^small pink chal- cedony arrow^{-point is} attached to the back between the wings by

means

^{of a singlesinew}

band

passed around the tipsof thelatterand thetail aiul under thewingsover the shoulders.

Plate

VI

¹1,Fig. 3, represents thefetich ofthe red Eagle(K'iiL'-k"iii-li

A-ho-na), oftheSouthernskies. Like Fig.42,this isdoubtless a nearly natural fragiiuMit of very fine-grained red sandstone, the wings being indicated by^<leeplineswhichcrossover the back,andthe

rump

grooved to receive the cord with which ^to secure to the back an arrow-point.

The

breast is]»erforated.

Plate VIII, Fig. 4, is a nearly natural fragment of conii)act white limestone, representing the white Eagle (K'iiL'k"iii-li kViha-na), of the Eastern skies.

No

artificial details, save the ^eyes, which are faintly indicated, have been attemi)ted on this specimen.

Plate VIII,I'ig. 5,rei)rcsen^ts,incompactyellowlimestone, thespeckled

30 ZUNI

FETICHES.

Eagle (K'iii'-k'iii-li su-tcbu-tcliou iie) of the

Upper

regious, the drab colorof the

body

being varied by fragments of pnre tnrkois inserted into theeyes, breast,

and

back.

A

^{notch in the top and front of the}

bead probablyindicates that the specimen M'as once snpplied with a beak, either of tnrkois or of white shell. Itis perforated lengthwise throngh thebreast.

PlateVIII,Fig.0, isa representation of a thoroughlytypicalconven- tional fetichof the black Eagle (K'iii'-k'iali kwin-ne) of the

Lower

re- gions. Itis of calcite,stained lustrous black.

A

^{cotton cord around}

thenecksupplies the placeof theoriginal "necklace."

THE MOLE—fiCMEK(iODOF THE LOWERREGIONS.

The

fetiches of the Mole, or

God

^of the

Lower

regions (K'ia'lu-tsi we-ma-we,inthesacred orders; Mai-tu-pu we-jua-we,intheorderofthe Hunt), are represented iu the collection

by

only

two

specimens, Plate

II, Pig. 0,

and

Plate IX,Fig. 1.

The

^figure ofathird specimen, taken from oneof

my

sketches of theoriginal in ZuQi,is givenon Plate III, Fig.5.

Thesefetichesbeingunpopular,becauseconsideredlesspowerfulthan those of the larger godsofprey, areveryrare,and are either rudecon- cretions with no ^definite form (Plate II, Fig.6), oralmostequally rnde exanii)les of art, asin Plate IX, Fig. 1, which represents the fetich of the wliite Mole (Mai-tupu ko-ha-ua) of the Eastern

Lower

regions.

Itconsists merely ofa natural slab offine whitelimestone.

Nevertheless, valueis sometimesattached tothe Mole, from the fact thatitis able

by

burrowingto lay traps for thelargest

game

of earth, which it is supposed to do consciously. Forthisreasonitissometimes representedwith surprising fidelity, as in Plate III,Fig. 5.

THE GROUNDOWL AND THE FALCON.

The

fetiches of the

Ground Owl

(thePrairie

Dog

varietj-

—

^Thla-po-

po-ke'-a'w^-ma-we) of all regions,are still

more

rarelyrepresented

and

evenlessprized than those of the Mole.

The

onlyexample in the col- lection is reproduced in Plate IX, Fig.2.

The

original is quite care- fully formed ofsoftwhitelimestone,

and

is perforated tofacilitate sus- pension.

The

Falconfetiches (Pi-piw6-ma-we)areincluded intheEaglespecies, as they are called the younger brothers of the Eagle,

and

supplj' fhe place of the redEagle which variety is

met

with veryrarely.