. In & around the Grand Canyon; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona . I/jv/t,/;/, i(S;, /y George Wharton James Man-a-ka-cha, present Kohot, orChief of Havasupais. THE GRAND CANYON 287 Many of the names given are proofs of the rude,lusty animality of the people, for they are untrans-latable to ears polite, though to the Havasupais theyare every-day words and suggest no offence. A great source of amusement to the little chil-. Copyright, 1S98, by George Wharton James. Havasupai Girls playing Game of Hui-ta-qui-chi-ka. dren — especially the girls — is tossing three orfour hard s
. In & around the Grand Canyon; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona . I/jv/t,/;/, i(S;, /y George Wharton James Man-a-ka-cha, present Kohot, orChief of Havasupais. THE GRAND CANYON 287 Many of the names given are proofs of the rude,lusty animality of the people, for they are untrans-latable to ears polite, though to the Havasupais theyare every-day words and suggest no offence. A great source of amusement to the little chil-. Copyright, 1S98, by George Wharton James. Havasupai Girls playing Game of Hui-ta-qui-chi-ka. dren — especially the girls — is tossing three orfour hard small melons as the jugglers do, seeinghow many they can keep in the air at one have I seen four, and sometimes five and six,kept up together. Their eyes and quick, activemotions make this an interesting occupation towitness. Another game, called Hui-ta-qui-chi-ka, is playedas follows: — Squatted around a circle of small stones, thecircle having an opening at a certain portion of 288 IN AND AROUND its circumference, called the Yam-si-kyalb-yi-ka,and a large flat stone in the centre, called Tad-bi-?c/iz, the HavasLipai Indians play the game calledHiii-ta-qtii-cJii-ka. Any number of players canengage in the game. These players are choseninto sides. The first player begins the game byholding in his hand three pieces of short stick,white on one side and red on the other. Thesesticks are called Toh-be-ya, and take the pla
Size: 1851px × 1350px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorjamesgeorgewharton185, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
