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Chess and playing cards (1898)

Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929, United States National Museum, University of Pennsylvania. University Museum · Washington · leaf 183

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su ventura, y gane, o pierda el que las juega,rayando en la tierra los puutos que ganan, hasta cnmplir el numero de la apuesta,que se hazen alii presente. Esta es de sartas de caracolillos de mar que ellos esti-man, y con que se adornan. Tambien sirve de posta, arcos o flechas, cnchillos, oachnelas… … Plate 44, Fejervary Codex. CHESS AND PLAYING-CAKDS. 803 In searching for remains of the cane game in old Mexico, the writerwas deeply impressed with the many points of resemblance between thegaming circuit as described by Mr. Dashing as used in Sho-li-tce, andsome of the diagrammatic paintings in…

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

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