Kik' asociado B'ate

Athletic prowess is symbolically passed down to the Hero Twins from their fathers through the physical objects used to play the ballgame (kik'): yokes (b'ate), kilts or hides (tz’u’m), armguards (pach' q'ab'), panaches of feather (yachwach), headbands (wach sot), and the ball itself (kik’ or cha’j). These are collectively called their “implements” (chokonisan) or “equipment” (etz’ab’al).