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Chess and playing cards (1898)

Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929, United States National Museum, University of Pennsylvania. University Museum · Washington · leaf 53

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chedsticks, a value of five points. Thus the possible points of the count are seventeen(one-third of fifty-one) on the plain sticks and fifteen (five times three) on the threenotched sticks, a total of thirty-two; but by a complex system the count may beextended indefinitely. In playing the game… … Fig. 20. COUNTING STICKS FOR WOLTES TAKUN. Length, 7J inches.Micmac Indians, Nova Scotia. Cat. No. 18850, Museum of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania. counting sticks, which at first lie together. The six dice are placed on a dish withtheir marked faces down; one of the players takes the dish…

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

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