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Chess and playing cards (1898)

Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929, United States National Museum, University of Pennsylvania. University Museum · Washington · leaf 158

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the hid--, beneath, the upper symbolic of Ahaiyuta. andthe lower of Matsailema, the Twin War Gods.) The four players chose their places according to the clan groups and directionsor quarters they represented: the player of the North between the eastern andnorthern passageway; the player of the West… … Fig:, ill. MANNER OF HOLDING CANES EN TOSSING IN OAMB nF SIIO-U-WE.ZuOi Indians, Xew Mexico. Prom a drawing l>y Frank Hamilton Cushinu. Before taking their places they muttered prayers, or rather rituals, clasping theplaying canes lengthwise between the palms, breathing deeply, and from the…

Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) · Chess · Playing cards · Games

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