344 thp: zuni Indians [eth. ann. 23 



roll of husks, and the one Avho strikes it wins the game. The winner 

 draws the husk from beneath the earth with the arrow. When the 

 arrow strikes the mound, but does not touch the roll of husks, it is 

 removed by the one who secretes the object, and a second player shoots 

 his arrow. Each player takes his turn until the wad ii^? struck. The 

 one who had the arrangement of it is the last to shoot, and naturally 

 the most frequent winner. The game affords great amusement to the 

 3"ounger men. 



Sa'yaf'Jal' naive {horns I'ill, or A'illiiig the rabbit). Six goat horns 

 are placed in line on the ground at equal distances apart (in figure 18 

 only four appear), and the players stand some rods away. The game 



Fig. 19 — Method of holding arrows in playing sho'wiyaltowe. 



begins by a pla^^er starting to run and at the same time throwing a 

 rabbit stick toward the horns. He is entitled to as many horns as he 

 strikes and may continue to throw the stick as long as he is successful 

 in striking a horn. The one who strikes the largest number of horns 

 wins the game.'^ 



Sho'wiyaltowe. Sho'wiyaltowe may be played b}^ any number of 

 persons, each one being provided with several arrows. Holding an 

 arrow between his index and middle fingers and thumb, the first player 

 throws it a distance of "10 or 12 feet (see figure 19). Then a second 

 player throws, aiming to have the feathers on his arrow shaft touch 



a Dr Walter Hough, of the United States National Museum, observed the Indians in Mexico playing 

 this game. 



