CHESS AND PLAYING-CARDS. 



735 



thickness. The flat sides are urooved and have triansuhir expansions of 

 the groove at each end. Three are painted red and one bhick. One of 

 the red sticks is marked like the one in the preceding, and the black 

 stick in the same manner. 



These Kiowa sticks were all collected by Mr. James Mooney. lu 

 each set there is an odd stick, regarded by the anthor as corresponding 

 with the atlate. 



KOLUSCHAN STOCK. 



Tltngit. Alaska. (Amer. Mus. jSTat. Hist., New York.) 



Small ivory die (Cat. No. E. 050) (Plate 7), shaped like a chair, height 



Fi.ii.,'-)U. 



LEATHER TAIiLET ON WHICH DICE ARE THROWN. 



Height, 7J inches. 

 Tlingit liuliaus, Alaska. 



Cat. No. E. 606, Ainericiin Museum t.f Nnlural Ilislory. 



1 inch, If inch wide at back, and |{f inch at side, with vertical hole from 

 toi) to bottom tilled with lead. It is called Icet-chu. From Shakan. 



Small wooden die (Cat. No. E. 650) (Plate 7), like preceding. Sides 

 engraved with crossed lines. Back has four lead plugs, and a hole for 

 similar plug. Front has incised rectangular design with three lead 

 plugs. 



