478 GAMES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS [ErH. ann. 24 
IKKERESAN STOCK 
Korres. Laguna, New Mexico. (Cat. no. 3007, Brooklyn Tnstitute 
Museum. ) 
Ring (figure 621),covered with buckskin, sewed on inner side with 
thong and painted white, 8 inches in diameter; and two painted 
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Fig. 621 Fig. 622. 
Fic. 621. Game ring; diameter, 8 inches; Keres Indians, Laguna, New Mexico; cat. no. 3007, 
Brooklyn Institute Museum. 
Fig. 622. Poles for ring game; length, 75 inches; Keres Indians, Laguna, New Mexico; cat. no. 
3007, Brooklyn Institute Museum. 
* poles (figure 622), 75 inches in length, with tips and butts 
white, middle part red. The tips are pointed, and each has four 
buckskin thongs, painted red, attached some 15 inches from its 
end. Collected by the writer in 1903. 
Mr John M. Gunn, of Laguna, stated that the game is called 
maskurtsh. The ring is rolled and the game is 
to throw the poles inside of it. The thongs on 
the poles are used in counting, and when the 
pole falls with the ring between the two sets of 
strands the game is won. 
KIOWAN STOCK 
Fig. 623. Game ring; ai IKKrowa. Kiowa reservation, Oklahoma. (Cat. 
BERGER, WD AAOROEG UG no. 152907, United States National Mu- 
wa Indians, Oklahoma; 
cat. no. 152907, United seum. ) 
States National Mu-  Tpreoular ring (figure 623) of buckskin, 3 inches 
seum. = ~ = 
in diameter, set with four double rows of 
beads at equal distances on its outer edge, two opposite ones 
white, and two opposite ones dark blue. 
Collected by Mr James Mooney, who furnished the following state- 
ment: 
Warriors or hunters purchase the privilege of throwing a dart at the ring, and 
derive auguries from success or failure in sending their darts through the circle. 
KULANAPAN STOCK 
Pomo. Seven miles south’ of Ukiah, Mendocino county, California. 
(Cat. no. 70939, 70940, Field Columbian Museum.) 
Wooden hoop (figure 624), 20 inches in diameter, with grape binding 
at joint; and forked-end lance, 8 feet long. Collected by Dr 
J. W. Hudson. 
