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Chess and playing cards (1898)

Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929, United States National Museum, University of Pennsylvania. University Museum · Washington · leaf 72

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etched overhead to throw themback to the players. A number of small stones placed in the form of a square areused as counters. These are not moved, but sticks, whose positions are changedaccording to the fortunes of the game, are placed between them. The rnles of thegame have not been recorded. Dr.… … Fig. 39. SET OK STAVES FOR CAME. Length, 8 inches.Navajo Indians, New Mexico. Cat. No. 9557, U.S..VM. shelter of this they played the game of three sticks, tsuu/i, one ofthe four games which they brought with them from the lower world.Another game of tossed sticks described by I >r. Matthewsl…

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

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