. Bulletin. Ethnology. Bowl Game. BASKET DICE GAME The Zuni and Navaho attribute the origin of this amusement to the spider and asso- ciate the figures with the spider-web net shield of the war gods. Children''sgames.—Indian children play a variety of games, which are practically identical with those played by the chil- dren of civilization. They are all mi- metic in their character, and have no re- lation to the ceremonial and divinatory games of their elders, except so far as they may be imitations of them. (See Amusements, Child life.) Chunkey.—The ring-and-pole game of the Creeks and neigh
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Bowl Game. BASKET DICE GAME The Zuni and Navaho attribute the origin of this amusement to the spider and asso- ciate the figures with the spider-web net shield of the war gods. Children''sgames.—Indian children play a variety of games, which are practically identical with those played by the chil- dren of civilization. They are all mi- metic in their character, and have no re- lation to the ceremonial and divinatory games of their elders, except so far as they may be imitations of them. (See Amusements, Child life.) Chunkey.—The ring-and-pole game of the Creeks and neighboring tribes, in which a stone ring or disk was employed. From specimens of the stones found in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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