BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT PLATE 72 



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One large crow's claw, red on one side and black on the other, being the only one thai will occa- 

 sionally stand on end, in which case 25 for it is counted besides its value of 5 when on its side. 



Four small crow's claws, painted the same as the large one, which count 5 each if the red side turns 

 up; if the black side, it counts nothing. 



Five plum stones burned black on one side and scraped white on the other; the black sides 

 turned up are valued at 4 each; the white, nothing. 



Five small round pieces of blue china, one-half inch in diameter, which count 3 each for the blue 

 side; the white side, nothing, 



Five vest buttons, the eyes filed oil; the eye side turned up counts 2 each; the smooth side, nothing. 

 Five heads of brass tacks, the concave side turning up counts 1 each; the convex side, nothing. 



FIRST THROW 



The big claw on end, 30, and 3 red claws, 15 45 



Two burnt sides up, nothing... _ 



Three blue sides up, 3 each 9 



One eye side up, nothing 



Four concaves up, 1 each _ 4 



58 



second throw- 

 Two red, none on end, nothing by claw 



Three burnt sides up, 4 each 12 



Five blue sides up, 3 each 15 



Three eye sides up, 2 each 6 



Two concaves, nothing by tacks 



33 



THIRD THROW 



The big claw on end, 30, all the rest red, 20 _ 50 



Five burnt sides, 4 each. ___ -.. - 20 



Five blue sides, 3 each - 15 



Five eye sides up, 2 each — 10 



Five concave tacks, 1 each 5 



100 



Nota Bene— This is the best throw that can be made and takes all the stakes when the game does not 

 exceed 100. 



Cos-Soo'. or Game of the Bowl 



