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time, while before there were four, and he nearly always guesses again when 
allowed to. If he misses his guess, the hider takes one of the counters and 
puts it in his pile and hides the ball again. After playing a while the counters 
are usually in possession of the two sets of players, and when there are no 
more counters in the bundle the man who misses his guess has to give one out 
of his pile to his opponents. When the counters are all in one pile, the game 
is won. There is much merriment indulged in while playing the game. A 
bystander will sometimes rush in, put his hand in the trench and, as the 
guesser stands undecided which pile to guess, will say: ‘‘ Here it is in this 
pile; I am not lying;” but the wary guesser seldom believes him. Sometimes 
the hider will tell the guesser what pile it is in; he may tell him right or 
wrong. This game is the jocular game of the tribe and is always a source of 
great amusement, and when being played always attracts a crowd of onlookers, 
who Jaugh, and joke the players continually. 
ZUNIAN STOCK 
Zunt. Zuni, New Mexico. (United States National Museum.) 
Cat. no. 69468. Set of four wooden cylinders, 9 inches in height and 
2 inches in diameter, with cylindrical cavity at one end, 1} inches 
deep and 14 inches in diameter, the upper ends charred for a 
distance of about 1 inch. 
These specimens were collected by Col. James Stevenson, and cata- 
logued as articles used in the game of hidden ball, one of the sacred 
Fig. 492. Wooden tubes for hiding game; height, 12} inches; Zuni Indians, Zu~ , New Mexico; 
cat. no. 69351, United States National Museum. 
games of the Gods of War, played in spring and early summer. One 
of the cylinders in this set is distinguished from the others by being 
nicked around the edge at the top. 
Cat. no. 69351. Four wooden cylinders (figure 492), 124 inches in 
height and 3 inches in diameter, with a cylindrical cavity in one 
end 23 inches deep and 2} inches in diameter, the other end 
charred for a distance of 14 inches, the rest of the external sur- 
face painted white. 
