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place to another player. After successfully taking the holes in 

 order, he may continue piercing any hole until he misses one. 



A game {tingmia-'yax) (Plate XXXII c) similar to dice is 

 played with ivory images of birds. There are fifteen to eighteen 

 figures used in the game. Small images of men and women 

 are also used. The players sit around a dressed sealskin. The 

 images are taken in the hand, shaken, and thrown up. In falling, 

 those that stand upright belong to the player. The one who suc- 

 ceeds in getting the greatest number is declared the winner. 



The Labrador Eskimo also play a game with small ivory 

 pieces covered with dots in varying patterns (Plate XXXII b), 

 which appears to be an adaptation of dominoes {amaziia-'lat) . 

 The following description of the game is taken from Turner:^ 



"Two or more persons, according to the number of pieces in 

 the set, sit down and pile the pieces before them. One of the 

 players mixes the pieces together in plain view of the others. 

 When this is done he calls to them to take the pieces. Each 

 person endeavours to obtain a half or third of the number 

 if there are two or three players. The one who mixed up the 

 pieces lays down a piece and calls his opponent to match it with 

 a piece having a similar design. If this cannot be done by any 

 of the players, the first has to match it and the game continues 

 until one of the persons has exhausted the pieces taken by him. 

 The pieces are designed in pairs, having names such as Kamiu'tik 

 (sled), Kaiak (canoe), Kale'sak (navel), A'mazut (many),Atau'sik 

 (one), Ma'kok (two), Pingasut (three), Sita'mdt (four), and 

 Ta'limut (five). Each of the names above must be matched 

 with a piece of similar kind, although the other end of the piece 

 may be of a different design. A Kamutik may be matched 

 with an Amazut if the latter has not a line or bar cut across it; 

 if it has the bar it must be matched with an Amazut." 



cat's cradle (ayaya-'poq). 



I found on inquiry that the game of cat's cradle was known 

 among the Labrador Eskimo, and played by the adults during 

 the dark days of winter for amusement. I was unable to get 



1 Ethnology of the Ungava district, pp. 257, 258. 



