NA Indian Games and Game Pieces.

[rock]

I would like for everyone who has found Game Pieces in their hunts to post their pieces and then tell the games the Indians played. I have some but not many. I think it would be a interesting thread and will be an education on their games as to what was used. I know some have more than others but I feel it will be fun. Thanks, rock

 

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[GatorBoy]

You should start.

 

[rock]

Ok here is what I have. The Games was called "Stick Ball". These small round stones have been pecked into shape to be as round as possible. They would take leather and rap it tight over and over and then tie it shut like we do baseballs. They would then make sticks and try to hit the ball while on the ground from one side to the other like hockey. There would be 2 teams playing against each other. I have a couple of others but they are in a frame. I have found these in one area in a field not near water. Hope there is more games to post and tell about.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

My Gamepiece from Gran's field

You never know what you will find so just get out there to try and see ! This was an eyeballed find while swinging my coil out in the field, it really caught my eye!I have had this I.D.ed by others as a game type item carved stone had never seen anything like it before.

 

[Charl]

First one is a small cupped discoidal made of high grade steatite/chlorite. Second one was a high grade steatite/chlorite shard, but all 6 surfaces are ground to create a square that might have been a game piece, not quite sure on that one...

 

[alaldrid]

Here is the only one I have it is a unfinished discodial. It is pitted on both sides. Southern piedmont NC.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Nice stuff there guys this thread is interesting !

 

[rock]

I guess not many have these. Thanks

 

[larson1951]

I guess not many have these. Thanks

hey hey rock.....i got some

 

[Jon Stewart]

Mr. Larson you post some incredible finds. I have some artifacts from the desert but yet to find a point in Michigan. someday before I leave, O hope!!

 

[Charl]

I'd say you had a few game pieces, Steve. LOL. Great show sir!

 

[kinchafoonee]

I would like for everyone who has found Game Pieces in their hunts to post their pieces and then tell the games the Indians played. I have some but not many. I think it would be a interesting thread and will be an education on their games as to what was used. I know some have more than others but I feel it will be fun. Thanks, rock

Here's my collection.

 

[larson1951]

Here's my collection.

hey hey kinch
glad to see those beautiful polished pieces......they are great and must feel very nice........so smooth

larson1951

 

[eppingera]

Holy cow Larson those are amazing! Did you find all of those? What is the item in the first pic? Looks like a little surprised face! Are those types of artifacts found in locations where there were permanent settlements?

 

[NC Flake]

Here is my game balls, family lore has it they belonged to my grandmothers great grandmother, and they used them to toss at a "target" drawn into an area of packed dirt. How far or how big the target or what kind of target I have no idea. Always imagined it as a cross between darts and shuffleboard?



Larson! Wow... we have a saying in spades, “play high or go home!”. Remind me not to play spades with you!
Incredible stuff!!!

 

[NC field hunter]

 

[larson1951]

Holy cow Larson those are amazing! Did you find all of those? What is the item in the first pic? Looks like a little surprised face! Are those types of artifacts found in locations where there were permanent settlements?

yup all at the same site
i think a few of them are images of a couple that john found also
the item in the first picture is called a 'snow snake'.......it had a handle with a few feathers on it and it was slid on the ice at a target and scored that way........
.....here is another one that i have which is not as broke.....we have never found a complete one
you might wanna google mandan indian snow snake and see what comes up for you

Here is my game balls, family lore has it they belonged to my grandmothers great grandmother, and they used them to toss at a "target" drawn into an area of packed dirt. How far or how big the target or what kind of target I have no idea. Always imagined it as a cross between darts and shuffleboard?

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Larson! Wow... we have a saying in spades, “play high or go home!”. Remind me not to play spades with you!
Incredible stuff!!!

thanks flake

 

[NC field hunter]

Larson I think we all want to ramble through your toy box. Those are killer pieces! On a side note, what type of camera do you use? It must be the premo highdef camera. It always causes my iPhone app to crash. I'm not mad, just in the market for a real camera myself. Phone cameras are pretty good, but not a replacement for the real deal!

 

[larson1951]

Holy cow Larson those are amazing! Did you find all of those? What is the item in the first pic? Looks like a little surprised face! Are those types of artifacts found in locations where there were permanent settlements?

oh yeah epp
i forgot to answer your second question....yes these artifacts were found in a permanent village settlement that is very old
the mandans were farmers and lived in earth lodges that would have a dozen or more people living in each one........there were over 90 earth lodges on the same site at one time.........
.....the biggest ceremonial lodges could easily hold 50-80 or more people at one time

Larson I think we all want to ramble through your toy box. Those are killer pieces! On a side note, what type of camera do you use? It must be the premo highdef camera. It always causes my iPhone app to crash. I'm not mad, just in the market for a real camera myself. Phone cameras are pretty good, but not a replacement for the real deal!

hey thanks NC..i use canon pwer shot digital cameras some are 11 or so megapixels and some are 16 megapixel
i don't like the 16 megapixel size cuz the images are difficult to load because their sizing needs to be reduced to very small or they won't load into the posts too good

 

[Wallhangers]

Here's one