Books by Stewart Culin

Takes up games of chance, involving guessing and throwing dice. This title shows that the games of North American tribes were remarkably similar in method and purpose.

Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. This work describes the practice of archery and games like snow-snake, in which darts or javelins were hurled over snow or ice.