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making sixteen points for the lines or, forty ])oints in all. The players 



start from the bottom, opposing players moving in opposite directions, 



and with each throw of the sticks the thrower moves her awl forward 



and sticks it into the blanket at 



the dot or line to which her throw 



carries her. The parallels on each 



of the four sides are called "rivers," 



and the dots within these parallels 



do not count in the game. The 



rivers at the top and bottom are 



"dangerous" and can not be crossed, 



and when the player is so unlucky 



as to score a throw which brings 



her upon the edge of the river (i. e., 



upon the first line of either of these 



pairs of parallels), she "falls into 



the river" and must lose all she 



has hitherto gained, and begin again 



at the start. In the same way. 



when a player moving around in 



one direction makes a throw which 



brings her awl to the place occupied 



by the awl of her opponent coming 



around from the other side, the said 



opponent is ••whipped back" to the 



starting point and must begin all 



over again. Thus there is :l con- 

 stant succession of unforeseen acci- 

 dents which furnish endless amuse- 

 ment to the players. 



'fhc game is played with four 



sticks, each from (i to 10 inches long 



flat on «.ne side and round on the other (figure 96). One of these is 



the trump stick and is marked in a distinctive manner in the center on 



both sides, and is also distinguished by having a green line along the 



Hat side (figure !>7), while the 

 others have each a red line. 

 The Kiowa call this trump stick 

 sake, "green," on accountof the 

 green stripe, while the others 

 are called guadal, "red." There 

 are also a number of small green 

 sticks, about the size of lead 



pencils, for keeping tally. Each player in turn takes up the four sticks 



together in her hand and throws them down on end upon the stone in 



the center. The number of points depends on the number of flat or 





Fig. 96_Sticka used in awl game. 



Fig. 97 — Tramp slicks used iu awl game. 



