Chess and playing cards (1898) (14598015350)

Identifier: chessplayingcard00culi (find matches)

Title: Chess and playing cards

Year: 1898 (1890s)

Authors: Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929 United States National Museum University of Pennsylvania. University Museum

Subjects: Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) Chess Playing cards Games

Publisher: Washington

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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tantaa caaaa adelantaba sus piedraa jseguian el uno al otro y todas cuantas chinas le alcan/aba se las 11».-1 i;uitando hadejalle sin ninguna y acontecia babelle qnitado einco 3 seifl y < on lae onatro qne lequedaban decirle tambieu las canuelas que revolvia sobre el otro y ganalle el ju<NAT MUS 96 51 802 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. canes, scratched, less in length than a span, and upon these they have certain smallfigures and points which give them their value or loss. When they play they throwthese down, casting them upon a small stone in order that they may rebound andfall with their points at random, aud he who plays wins or loses, marking on theearth the points which gain until the number is reached of the wager which thosepresent have made. This wager is of beads of shells of the sea which they esteemand with which they adorn themselves. Wagers are also made of bows, or arrows,or knives, articles they obtain; and of the same character are their wagers in otheruames.

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Fij:. 116.SCHEME OF PLATE 44, FEJERVARY CODEX. After Cyrus Thomas. El jnego que Hainan del Patoli es muy general en ellos, y corresponde al de losnaipes o dados. Torque en lugar dellos usan de unas quatro canitas cortas, rajadas,menores de un genie, y en ellas tienen unas ngurillas y puntos, que les da el valor,dperdid;i. Kstas quaudo juegan las botan, arrojandolas sobre una pedreeita, paraqne salten, y caigau los puntos a su ventura, y gane, o pierda el que las juega,rayando en la tierra los puutos que ganan, hasta cnmplir el numero de la apuesta,que se hazen alii presente. Esta es de sartas de caracolillos de mar que ellos esti-man, y con que se adornan. Tambien sirve de posta, arcos o flechas, cnchillos, oachnelas qne alcausau: y de lo mismo suelen ser las apuestas de otros juegos.Perez de Kibas, Historia de los Triumphos, Lib. 1, Cap. IV, Madrid, 1645. Report of U. S. National Museum, 1896. — Culin. Plate 17.

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