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Show Rfi the group along the trail. The party leaves the village about 8 o'clock in the morning, barefoot and clad in ordinary dress, which is new for the occasion. Stevenson added, in a note to her turn of the century work, "In the past the party has always made these journeys on foot; but at the present, while the Ko'mosona, Ko'pekwin, the two Ko'pi'tlashiwanni, and Ko'yemshi adhere to the old custom, others proceed to the base of the mountains on burros." Today all participants alternate walking and riding horseback. The Komosona leads the party, according to Stevenson, with Ko'pitlashiwanni on his right, followed by the above-mentioned persona tors of the above gods and the director of the Hunters Fraternity or his alternate, a man of the Deer Clan 86. Stevenson, o£. cit., pp. 148-154. Seowtewa, Alex Interview by E. Richard Hart, February 13, 1986, Zuni, New Mexico, provides details on the kinds of food used during pilgrimages, the training of the Komosona for the hike (use of pine gum on soles of feet to harden calluses), and the appointments of Komosona and Kopekwin being for life. Today pilgrims do not go barefoot, except for the final stretch as they come back into the village. Simplicio, Governor Chauncey, Lieutenant Governor Sefferino Eriacho, Sr., Head Councilman Roger Tsabetsaye, Councilman Harry Chimoni, Councilwoman Rita Enote Lorenzo, Councilman Charles Hustito and Councilman Ken Wato (the Zuni Tribal Council), interviewed by E. Richard Hart, with T. J. Ferguson present, Zuni Tribal Council Chambers, Pueblo of Zuni, January 22, 1986, p. 12-13. Tedlock, B., 1980, op_. cit, reported that the pilgrimage begins four days after the summer solstice. Tedlock, B., MS, n.d., op_. cit., said that the phases of the moon were observed in determining the date the pilgrimage begins. For a complete list of those going on the 1985 pilgrimage, with clan and kiva affiliations, see section V in this paper titled, "The 1985 Pilgrimage." - 60 - |
