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4.6 Pövaimükpöveö
i
sti (When the Wash Spreads Planting
8
)
Parsons’s name for this marker appears to refer to a planting in a field where the
wash spreads, reflecting a common location of Hopi fields at the mouths of arroyos,
so that rainwater running down these washes spreads over the fields (Bradfield,
1971: 17–19; Forde, 1931: 361–366). Crow Wing associates it with a planting in the
Sun-watcher’s field, the date of which yields a computed azimuth that can be associated with a distinctive notch on the horizon. The notch as depicted by Stephen in his
horizon diagram (Fig. 1) is not as sharply defined as the narrow notch at Kwiitsala;
Forde’s Second Mesa horizon calendar calls this notch Walcahoya, the small gap or
small pass.
4.7 Telěo
i
tó (Grasshopper Planting)
The significance of Parsons’s name for this marker is uncertain; it is not descriptive
and is not a clan name, as there is no Grasshopper clan in Stephen’s (1936:
1067–1073) list of clan names. Its use to mark the specific date of planting associates it with the place on the horizon where Smoke Signal Point overlaps the more
distant parts of Balakai Mesa to form a notch.
4.8 Iswurtixö
i
tó (Coyote Bitch Planting)
The significance of Parsons’s name for this marker, which we may also translate as
Coyote Old Woman, is uncertain. It may be a clan name, referring to the Coyote
maternal family of the Kokop (fire spindle) clan (Stephen, 1936: 1068, 1071) but
Crow Wing (1925: 91) notes that it marks a planting for the Eagle family of the
Reed clan. The computed azimuth for this planting date indicates a subtle rise on the
horizon, which is probably this marker. The exact location of this marker calls for
further investigation.
4.9 Owatsmutix (Rock Hill Planting)
The planting date indicates a region on the north edge of Balakai Mesa where there
are a series of mounds extending over some 700 m. There is a widespread scatter of
large boulders in the area, making it difficult to define the intended rocky mound.
8 I have modified Parsons’s translation to reflect the Hopi name’s reference to a planting
(-ö
i
sti = Hopi Dictionary, uyisti).
The Hopi Calendar and Some Archaeological Correlates of Horizon Markers
4.6 Pövaimükpöveö
i
sti (When the Wash Spreads Planting
8
)
Parsons’s name for this marker appears to refer to a planting in a field where the
wash spreads, reflecting a common location of Hopi fields at the mouths of arroyos,
so that rainwater running down these washes spreads over the fields (Bradfield,
1971: 17–19; Forde, 1931: 361–366). Crow Wing associates it with a planting in the
Sun-watcher’s field, the date of which yields a computed azimuth that can be associated with a distinctive notch on the horizon. The notch as depicted by Stephen in his
horizon diagram (Fig. 1) is not as sharply defined as the narrow notch at Kwiitsala;
Forde’s Second Mesa horizon calendar calls this notch Walcahoya, the small gap or
small pass.
4.7 Telěo
i
tó (Grasshopper Planting)
The significance of Parsons’s name for this marker is uncertain; it is not descriptive
and is not a clan name, as there is no Grasshopper clan in Stephen’s (1936:
1067–1073) list of clan names. Its use to mark the specific date of planting associates it with the place on the horizon where Smoke Signal Point overlaps the more
distant parts of Balakai Mesa to form a notch.
4.8 Iswurtixö
i
tó (Coyote Bitch Planting)
The significance of Parsons’s name for this marker, which we may also translate as
Coyote Old Woman, is uncertain. It may be a clan name, referring to the Coyote
maternal family of the Kokop (fire spindle) clan (Stephen, 1936: 1068, 1071) but
Crow Wing (1925: 91) notes that it marks a planting for the Eagle family of the
Reed clan. The computed azimuth for this planting date indicates a subtle rise on the
horizon, which is probably this marker. The exact location of this marker calls for
further investigation.
4.9 Owatsmutix (Rock Hill Planting)
The planting date indicates a region on the north edge of Balakai Mesa where there
are a series of mounds extending over some 700 m. There is a widespread scatter of
large boulders in the area, making it difficult to define the intended rocky mound.
8 I have modified Parsons’s translation to reflect the Hopi name’s reference to a planting
(-ö
i
sti = Hopi Dictionary, uyisti).
The Hopi Calendar and Some Archaeological Correlates of Horizon Markers