BOAS.] 



SOCIAL LIFE — GAMES. 



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Ijottom aud a nozzle is placed on a board and turned round. 'Wlien it 

 stops the nozzle points to the winner. At present a tin cup fastened 

 with a nail to a board is used for the same purpose (Fig. 534). 



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Fig. ."1*4. The saketan or roiiiettf. Oliiseimi tur \ dlkfikmuli'. ii,ihn. l\ A nXH ) 



Their way of managing the gain and loss is very curious. The 

 first winner in the game must go to his hut and fetch anything he 

 likes as a stake for the next -svinner, who in turu receives it, but has 

 to bring a new stake, in place of this, from his hut. Tlius tlie only 

 one who loses anything is the first winner of the game, while the 

 only one who wins anything is the last winner. 



Fio. r,a.i. The ajarorpoq or cat's cradle, a representing deer ; b, hare ; c. hiU and ponds. 



The woini^n are particularly fond of making figures out of a loop, 

 giinie similar U) our cat's cradle (ajarorpoq). They are, however. 



