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Updated: June 9, 2025
These two clans each year perform the ceremonies that produce rain in the desert land, where still live the descendants of Tiyo and his brother. Wallapai Legend of the Canyon. The Wallapais say that it was one of their cultus-heroes, Pack-i-tha-a-wi, who made the Grand Canyon. There had been a big flood, and the earth was covered with water.
He also gave him a wand to be used in guiding his box-boat, after which Tiyo crept into the box, received from his mother and sisters the food, and then his father closed the end of the box, gave it a push with his foot, and it floated away, bobbing up and down.
One of the most interesting legends of the Hopi cultus-hero, Tiyo, relates to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, and is told by Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, the eminent authority on the ethnology of the Hopis. It is a long story, but the chief portions of the narrative are as follows: Origin of Antelope and Snake Clans.
On the next three mornings, just before dawn, in the Antelope Kiva, is held the symbolic marriage of Tiyo and the Snake Maiden, followed by the singing of sixteen traditional songs. Just before sunset of the eighth day, the Antelope and Snake priests give a public pageant in the plaza, known as the Antelope or Corn Dance.
On the morning of the fifth day the father brought the emblems to Tiyo and laid them on a white cotton mantle, but before he wrapped them up, he explained their significance.
When Captain Cook conveyed his guests to land, he was met by a venerable lady, the mother of the late Toutaha, who seized him by both hands, and burst into a flood of tears, saying, Toutaha tiyo no toutee matty Toutaha; that is, 'Toutaha, your friend, or the friend of Cook, is dead. He was so much affected with her behaviour, that it would have been impossible for him to have refrained from mingling his tears with hers, had not Otoo, who was displeased with the interview, taken him from her.
With this paraphernalia and the maidens, Tiyo ascended from the kiva. Parting from the Spider Woman, he gained the heights of To-ko-na-bi. He now instructed his people in the details of the Snake ceremony so that henceforth his people would be blessed with rain. The Snake Maidens, however, gave birth to Snakes which bit the children of To-ko-na-bi, who swelled up and died.
The Kaffir language is eminently suited to the former; good Kaffir linguists will tell you that many of the Psalms sound better in Mr. Soga's version than in English. His rendering of "Pilgrim's Progress," too, is a masterpiece. Tiyo Soga was a tall man of slender build and with a stooping figure.
"When the box finally stopped Tiyo drew the plug, and looking out saw on one side a muddy bank, and on the other nothing but water; so he pushed out the end, and taking his paho mantle in his hand passed to the dry land.
Trip to the Transkei Tiyo Soga and his family Trip to the seaside The Fynns Wild dogs Start as a sheep farmer My camp burnt out First commercial adventure Chief Sandile Discovery of diamonds Start for Golconda Traveling companions Manslaughter narrowly escaped Old De Beers Life at the Diamond Fields Scarcity of water First case of diamond stealing I nearly discover Kimberley Mine The rush to Colesberg Kopje My first diamond Its loss and my humiliation Kimberley claims dear at 10 Camp-life in early days I. D. B. Canteen burning.
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