908 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. 



Set of fifty-seven polished maple gaming-sticks. (Cat. Fo. j^), 4|| 

 inches in length, in leather pouch. All marked with red and black rib- 

 bons, and arranged in fifteen groups, as follows: 



Eight designated as Kite, " blacklish." 



One as Tieeshtakh', "starfish."' 



Four as Kdh, "duck." 



Ten as Late-la-ta, "sea gull." 



Four as Nork, "sunfish." 



Four as Shiiuko, "robin." 



Four as Reon, "fly." 



Three as Kar-shish-skow, "like a dragon-fly." 



Three as Tseeke, "black bear." 



Three as Gowh, "surf duck." 



Four as Larkar. 



Three as Yah-ah-un-a, "South Southerlee (sic)." 



Three as Ihk-ok-kohm, "cross-pieces of canoe." 



Two as Kea-thlu, "dragon-fly." 



One as Tis, "moon." 



Set of sixty-six polished wooden gaming-sticks. (Oat. No. g-|o^), 4|| 

 inches iu length, in leather pouch. Twenty-seven of these sticks are 

 marked with red and black ribbons, and arranged in nine groups, as 

 follows (Plates 42, 43): 



Four designated as KitP, " blackfish." (Plate 42 A.) 



Three as Xar-is/i, "four-pronged starfish." (Plate 42B.) 



Three as Kok-khatete, " loon." (Plate 42C.) 



Three as Tuk-kut-ke-yar, "humming-bird." (Plate 42D.) 



Three as Kark, " duck." (golden eye). (Plate 42E.) 



Three as Dnlth, a bird like a heron without topknot (Plate 42F.) 



Three as Kau-kon, "sun." (Plate 42G.) 



Three as Ars, " stick-tree." (Plate 42H. ) 



Two as Ta-thar-ta, "sea gull." (Plate 42J.) 



The remaining thirty-eight sticks are plain, but some show old ban<ls, 

 obliterated, but not removed, while two are inlaid with a small, rec- 

 tangular piece of black horn (Plate 42 K), and one with a small ring of 

 copper wire. 



The following additional sets of sticks are contained in the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History, New York City: 



Set of forty- three maple gambling sticks. (Cat. No. -g-fg-), 5^ inches 

 in length and ^-g- inch in diameter, in leather pouch. One plain, othei's 

 marked with red and black ribbons. Ends nipi)le shaped. Tlingit; 

 Fort Wrangell, Alaska. Collected by Lieut. George T. Emmons. 



Set of forty-six wooden gambling-sticks. (Cat. No. -g^ir)? ^h intjhes 

 in length and j\ inch in diameter, in leather pouch. All marked with 

 red and black ribbons. Ends flat, blackened by charring. Tlingit; 

 Sitka, Alaska. Collected by Lieut. George T. Emmons. 



Set of sixty-two polished maple gambling-sticks (Cat. No. -q^)j 4^ 

 inches in length and -^\ inch in diameter, in leather pouch. Painted 

 with red and black ribbons, in part inlaid with abalone shell. One 



