CULIN] HOOP AND POLE: KLAMATH 481 
Should he succeed, there is no count; otherwise the one who first 
shot gains an arrow, the object of the game being to win arrows. 
Cat. no. 61717. Ring, one-half of an inch in diameter, and a small 
awl-like object, consisting of a bone 
point mounted in a sharp wooden 
handle, 34 inches in length (figure 
629). 
This was collected in 1900 by Dr 
George A. Dorsey, who describes the 
game under the same name as the preced- 
ing—shii’kshuks—which is applied also 
to the ring. He describes this game as 
played by persons of both sexes and by 
Fic. 629. Game ring and awl; diameter of ring, one-half of an inch; length of awl, 3} inches; 
Klamath Indians, Oregon; cat. no. 61717, Field Columbian Museum; from Dorsey. 
all ages, generally in the wickiup. The players sit facing each other, 
and as one rolls the ring in front of him his opponent endeavors to 
pierce one or both sides of the ring with the point of his awl. To 
pierce one side counts 1; both sides, 2. 
Cat. no. 61674. Tule fiber ring (fig- 
ure 630), 11 inches in diameter. 
Collected in 1900 by Dr George A. 
Dorsey, who describes the game as 
follows: | 
This is an interesting variation of the 
ring game, for which I could get no native 
name to distinguish it from the ones just 
described. . . . The ring measures 11 
inches in diameter and is an inch thick. 
Across one side of it is fastened a cross- 
bar, measuring 17 inches in length, project- 
ing 3 inches beyond the ring on each side. 
Both ring and crossbar are made of the in- 
ner fiber of the tule rush, closely wrapped 
with tule bark, the inner surface being 
placed outside, giving the ring a whitish 
color. In playing the game two rings of 
equal size are used; these are placed in an 
upright position, one end of the crossbar resting on a sharp wooden pin firmly 
fixed in the ground. The interval between the two goals varies according to 
agreement between the players. There are always two opposing sides, each 
consisting of one or more individuals. The ring is shot at with arrows from a 
bow, the object being to pierce both sides of the goal, which is always placed 
at right angles. Two specimens . . . of this game were collected, the only 
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F1G. 630. Game ring; diameter, 11 inches; 
Klamath Indians, Oregon; cat. no. 61674, 
Field Columbian Museum. 
