. Chess and playing cards. to the first To-do-da1-ho, who flourished at the forma-tion of the League. A popularbelief prevailed that this gamewould be enjoyed by them in thefuture life—in the realm of theGreat Spirit—which is perhaps butan extravagant way of expressingtheir admiration for the game. Adish about a foot in diameter at thebase was carved out of a knot ormade of earthen. Six peach-stoneswere then ground or cut down into? in oval form, reducing them in theprocess about half in size, afterwhich the heart of the pit was re-moved and the stones themselves were burned upon one side to b
. Chess and playing cards. to the first To-do-da1-ho, who flourished at the forma-tion of the League. A popularbelief prevailed that this gamewould be enjoyed by them in thefuture life—in the realm of theGreat Spirit—which is perhaps butan extravagant way of expressingtheir admiration for the game. Adish about a foot in diameter at thebase was carved out of a knot ormade of earthen. Six peach-stoneswere then ground or cut down into? in oval form, reducing them in theprocess about half in size, afterwhich the heart of the pit was re-moved and the stones themselves were burned upon one side to blacken them. The above representation4<)] will exhibit both the bowl and the peach-stones, the latter being drawn indifferent positions to show the degree of their convexity. It was a very simple game, depending, in part, upon the dexterity of the player,but more upon his good fortune. The peach-stones were in the bowl by theplayer, the count depending upon the number which came up of one color after they. Fig. 18. QUA K \ 1 a. OH ii \ M BTOJIBB. Seneca Indiana, Ne* York. \ Morgan. 728 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896.
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