360 GAMES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS [ETH Ann. 24 
Set of four cottonwood cylinders (figure 477), new and unpainted, 
two of them 3 inghes high and 14 inches in diameter, and two 23 
inches high and 14 inches in diameter. 
All have deep conical orifices at the bottom and have tops carved 
with heads representing masks, the Koyemsi katcina. They were 
collected by Rev. H. R. Voth, who gave the following description: 
Fia. 476. Wooden tubes for hiding game; heights, 3 and 3} inches; Hopi Indians, Oraibi, Ari- 
zona; cat. no. 67056, Field Columbian Museum. 
Although this is principally a woman’s game, men occasionally take part in it. 
The four wooden objects are hollow at the end which is set in the ground. The 
form of the upper end differs in different sets; sometimes it represents the 
Hopi terraced ¢loud symbol, sometimes that of a particular katcina mask, as in 
the present example, and sometimes each of the four blocks in a set represents 
Fig. 477. Fig. 478. 
Fia. 477. Wooden tubes for hiding game; heights, 2} and 3 inches; Hopi Indians, Oraibi, Ari- 
zona; cat. no. 67055, Field Columbian Museum. 
Fic. 478. Wooden tubes and counting sticks for hiding game; height, 44 inches; Hopi Indians, 
Oraibi, Arizona; cat. no. 38614, Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania. 
a different katcina. In playing, two opposing sides are chosen, each of which 
may consist of several members. The blocks are then placed on the floor and 
a small ball, a bean, or similar object is hidden in a dexterous manner under 
one of the blocks. The opposite side is then challenged to guess the block 
under which the object is hidden. If a correct guess is made, the guessing side 
