Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . The writerobserved it from a distance andB can not describe it in detail. 5 Popnne (ntvffcd hug or hall).Z This game is also played byI the Koyemshi and members of5. the Newekwe (Galaxy) frater-J nity during the intermission ofy- the dances of the anthropic:f gods in the .sacred dance Two sides are formed in line,g and a man runs out from oneI side and turns his back to hiss opponents, one of whom ad-J. vances and throws a small bag 6 tilled with wool. If he suc-ceeds in striking the one
Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . The writerobserved it from a distance andB can not describe it in detail. 5 Popnne (ntvffcd hug or hall).Z This game is also played byI the Koyemshi and members of5. the Newekwe (Galaxy) frater-J nity during the intermission ofy- the dances of the anthropic:f gods in the .sacred dance Two sides are formed in line,g and a man runs out from oneI side and turns his back to hiss opponents, one of whom ad-J. vances and throws a small bag 6 tilled 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 his opponentsside. These children of nature appear to derive as much realenjoyment from this game asthe children of civilization dofrom their game of tag. Poixme lilajhujne {hall wh Ip-phuj). This game is the same as shinny, or bandy, and is a favoritebetting game. The ball is usually made of STEVENSON] GAMES 347 Yachuni sawmini. This game, equivalent to our ring-around-a-rosy, is one of the games pla3ed 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 t
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