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THE ZUNI INDIANS 



[ETH. ANN. 23 



This game (.see tig-ure 21) is played only by order of the Great 

 Father Ko'yemshi, and is used exclusively to bring rain. 



A chosen number of women, 

 each supplied with a rod, stand 

 in line to the left of a number 

 of men. The latter are pro- 

 vided with a racing- stick, which 

 they kick; and the women 

 who play against the men use 

 the yucca ring, tossing it from 

 the ground with their sticks. 

 Though the distance covered is 

 short, the latter seldom win. 

 This game is rarel}" pla3'ed at 

 the present time. The writer 

 observed it from a distance and 

 : can not describe it in detail. 

 \ Po']}one {stuffed hag or hall). 

 \ This game is also played by 

 \ the Ko'3'emshi and members of 

 ; the Ne'wekwe (Galaxy) frater- 

 ; nity during the intermission of 

 "■ the dances of the anthropic 

 j gods in the sacred dance court. 

 : Two sides are formed in line, 

 3 and a man runs out from one 

 \ side and turns his back to his 

 r opponents, one of whom ad- 

 vances and throws a small bag 

 3 tilled Avitli wool. If he suc- 

 ceeds in striking the one who 

 has his back turned, the latter 

 must join the side of the one 

 who strikes him; but should 

 the one endeavoring to strike 

 be hit from the other side be- 

 fore he returns to his ranks, he 

 must pass to his opponents' side. 

 These children of nature ap 

 pear to derive as nuich real 

 enjo^'uient from this game as 

 the children of civilization do 

 from their game of tag. 



Po'jJone 'kiajy'nane ilxdl whip- 

 J)in(j). This game is the same as shinn^', or band}', and is a favorite 

 betting game. The ball is usualh' made of buckskin. 



