Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . rarely played atthe present time. The writerobserved it from a distance andcan not describe it in detail. Popone {stuffed oag or ball).This game is also played bythe Koyemshi and members ofthe Newekwe (Galaxy) frater-nity during the intermission ofthe dances of the anthropicgods in the sacred dance sides are formed in line,and a man runs out from oneside and turns his back to hisopponents, one of whom ad-vances and throws a small bag2 filled with wool. If he suc-ceeds in striking the one who
Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . rarely played atthe present time. The writerobserved it from a distance andcan not describe it in detail. Popone {stuffed oag or ball).This game is also played bythe Koyemshi and members ofthe Newekwe (Galaxy) frater-nity during the intermission ofthe dances of the anthropicgods in the sacred dance sides are formed in line,and a man runs out from oneside and turns his back to hisopponents, one of whom ad-vances and throws a small bag2 filled with wool. If he suc-ceeds in striking the one whohas his back turned, the lattermust join the side of the onewho strikes him; but shouldthe one endeavoring to strikebe hit from the other side be-fore he returns to his ranks, hemust pass to bis opponents side. These children of nature appear to derive as much realenjoyment from this game asthe children of civilization dofrom their game of tag. Popone Mapnane (ball wh ip-ping). This game is the same as shinny, or bandy, and is a favoritebetting game. The ball is usually made of STEVENSON] GAMES 347 Yachuni sawanni. This game, equivalent to our ring-around-a-rosy, is one of the games played in the sacred dance court by theKoyemshi and the Galaxy fraternity between the dances. A circle ofmen with hands clasped is formed about one in the middle, who aimsto catch one of the others as they jump around. He is frequentlywhispered to as to whom to choose. When one is caught, he takeshis place within the circle, and his predecessor leaves the game alto-gether. When the number is reduced to three, the amusementincreases, and it reaches its height when only two are left. Thesetwo hop about, each on one foot; the one becoming exhausted firstjoins his fellows, now grouped on one side of the plaza, and then inorder to win the contest the remaining one must hop to the groupbefore placing his other foot on the ground. At times all the playershop on one foot, each endeavoring to outd
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