682 GAMES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS _ [sTH. ANN. 24 
Monave. Fort Mohave, Arizona. (Cat. no. 60267, Field Columbian 
Museum. ) 
Ball of mesquite wood, 24 inches in diameter. 
Collected by Mr John J. MeKoin, who describes it as used in a 
game of football, ooy yank: 
This game is played with a mesquite ball, about 2 inches in diameter. This 
ball is called coon ya va. The players wager beads, ponies, wives, blankets, ete. 
The game is played by two persons, each haying a ball. A line is marked out 
upon the ground and each player puts his ball upon this line, placing them about 
5 or 6 feet apart. Then they take positions 8 or 10 feet behind the balis. Tach 
player has a second, who stands behind his principal and follows him throughout 
the play. These seconds give the player a signal to begin the play. The players 
then rush forward, each to his own ball, pushes his foot under it and tosses 
it as far as he can. He continues this performance until he reaches a goal, 
previously agreed upon and marked, 1 or 2 miles from the starting point. 
Upon reaching this goal the players turn and play back to the starting point. 
The one who first puts his ball over the mark is the winner and takes the stakes. 
Fig. 908. 
Fia. 907. Wooden kicking ball; diameter, 2} inches; Mohave Indians, Arizona; cat. no. 9980, 
United States National Museum 
Fic. 908. Wooden kicking ball; diameter, 3} inches; Yuma Indians, Fort Yuma, California; cat. 
no. 63347, Field Columbian Museum. 
—— (Colorado river, Arizona. (Cat. no. 9980, United States Na- 
tional Museum.) 
Wooden ball (figure 907), rudely carved and slightly flattened; 
diameter, 24 inches. Described by the collector, Dr Edward 
Palmer, as a football. 
Yuma. Fort Yuma, San Diego county, California. (Cat. no. 63347, 
Field Columbian Museum. ) 
Cottonwood ball (figure 908), 34 inches in diameter, designated by 
the collector, Mr S. C. Simms, as a football, esor. 
ZUNIAN STOCK 
ZeuNXt. Zuni, New Mexico. (United States National Museum.) 
Billets of hard wood, in pairs, one of each pair with a band of red 
paint in the middle and the other with bands at both ends and 
the middle. 
Jat. no, 69273a. Two billets, 3% imches long, 14 inches in diameter. 
