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loses, one or more sticks. The game continues until one of the players has lost 

 all his sticks, and he then loses the whole amount staked on the game. The 

 T lingits are inveterate gamblers. 



Whipping-top and whip. The top is of wood, and the point is of bone. Length, 

 2 inches. Kiowa Indians (Kiowau stock), Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 

 1891. 152905. 



Dart ( Yuato-gyabo). Made of a rib bone. One is pointed, and there are two feathers 

 on the other. Length, 16 inches. Kiowa Indians (Kiowan stock), Kiowa Reser 

 vation, Indian Territory, 1891. 152906. Collected by James Mooney. 



This dart is used in athletic exercises. It is thrown with great force over the 

 ice, and the player whose dart goes farthest wins the stake. This is the favorite 

 game of the young men. 



Sling. Made of deer hide painted with red clay. Used by the children. Length, 

 30 inches. Kiowa Indians (Kiowan stock), Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 

 1891. 152922. Collected by James Mooney. 



Gaming arrows (6). The arrow is of a single piece of wood. The head is carved and 

 painted. It is thrown with the hand, like a javelin; the player who throws it 

 farthest wins. It is a man s game. Length, 29 inches. Kiowa Indians (Kiowan 

 stock), Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 1891. 152913. Collected by James 

 Mooney. 



Game (Tangokya). It is composed of 8 small sticks, marked differently. They are 

 thrown like dice. The sticks are called horses or mares. The count of the game 

 is kept with markers. This game is played only by men. It is the favorite game 

 of the horse racers. Kiowa Indians (Kiowan stock), Kiowa Reservation, Indian 

 Territory, 1891. 152909. Collected by James Mooney. 



Shinny stick and ball. The staff is curved at one end. The ball is of hide stuffed with 

 hair. This is a woman s game. Length, 3 feet. Kiowa Indians (Kiowan stock), 

 Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 1891. 152903 (a). Collected by James 

 Mooney. 



Shinny. Ornamented with drawings of animals. It is a game for Avomen only. 

 Length, 3 feet. Cheyenne Indians (Algoukiau stock), Cheyenne and Arapahoe 

 Reservation, Indian Territory, 1891. 152903 (c). Collected by James Mooney. 



Football. Made of oxhide stuffed with hair. Diameter, 3| inches. Kiowa Indians 

 (Kiowau stock), Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 1891. 152904. Collected 

 by James Mooney. 



The game of football is played by the women and girls. They do not drive 

 the ball with the foot like the whites. The game consists in supporting the 

 ball as long as possible on the toes of one foot while they dance around on the 

 other. 



Shinny and ball. The shinny is curved at one end. The ball is of hide and is stuffed 

 with hair. This game is for women. Length, 3 feet. Kiowa Indians (Kiowa 

 stock), Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 1891. 152903 (b). Collected by 

 James Mooney. 



11 Mescal &quot; purse, of buckskin, embroidered with beads. Made in imitation of the narcotic 

 root wafer of a cactus, which is eaten in the &quot; mescal ceremony.&quot; Those who eat 

 the &quot;mescal&quot; carry the purse hanging from a necklace, and it contains a small 

 quantity of consecrated mescal.&quot; Diameter, 1 inches. Kiowa Indians ( Kiowan 

 stock), Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 1891. 152883. Collected by James 

 Mooney. 



Mescal is the root of the Cereus, of the cactus family. When chewed it has the 

 properties of a narcotic. 



Amulet. A closed bag, made of hide embroidered with beads. Length, 2 inches. 

 Kiowa Indians (Kiowan stock), Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 1891. 

 152932. Collected by James Moouey. 



