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Games of the North American Indians (1907)

Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929 · leaf 761

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They use two, throwing them up and keeping one in the air. They keep count, and the one who scores highest wins. The game is called ha it-zu-lu-lu-na-wai ; the ball, hai-muk-kia-ma-wai. HOT BALL Dr J. W. Hudson describes the following game as one for training young men: An old man goes out at night… … Fig. 933. Fig. 934. FIG. 933. Juggling balls; diameter, 2 inches: Zuni Indians. Zuni, New Mexico; cat. no. 3085, Brooklyn Institute Museum. FIG. 934. Hot ball; diameter, 2} inches; Mono Indians, Madera county. California; cat. no. 71439, Field Columbian Museum. alert, heads down, to locate where…

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