cuLry] DICE GAMES: MOHAVE 205 
270; accompanied by a wooden tablet, 7 by 9 inches, marked with 
holes counting 10 on a side. 
These were collected by Mr C. B. Watkins, who describes the game 
under the name of serup. Each stick has a value known by the 
marks. The tablet serves to keep the count of the throws. 
Monave. Arizona. (Cat. no. 10334, United States National Mu- 
seum. ) Z 
Set of four blocks of cottonwood, 64 inches in length, 2 inches in 
width, and one-half inch in thickness, section ellipsoidal; one 
peepee 
Fig. 271. Fig. 272. 
Fie. 271. Stick dice; length, 6! inches; Mohaye Indians, Arizona; cat. no. 10334, United States 
National Museum, 
FiG.272. Stick dice: length, 6inches: Mohave Indians, Lower California (Mexico); cat. no. 24166, 
United States National Museum. 
side painted red, with designs as shown in figure 271, and the 
opposite side unpainted. Collected by Dr Edward Palmer and 
described as used by women. 
In a letter to the writer Doctor Palmer states: 
The game is scored according as the plain or painted sides are up, as each 
may choose. Three rounds constitute a game. One stick is laid down to indi- 
eate which side is to count. The paint on the sticks consists of mesquite gum 
dissolved in water. 
