Kwai Indao-Native American Indian Game

Kwai Indao

 
Native American Indian Game

A set of forty or fifty sticks, representing ten different numbers (1 10), are placed in a row. The number which any stick represents is shown by the number of marks on it made by chalk, or other substance .All the sticks, representing the same number, are grouped together. The players alternately try to repeat from memory, blindfolded, the order in which these ten groups are arranged the number of pieces making it confusing.

Kwai- a word means "welcome"

SKITTAGETAN STOCK- HAIDA KAIGANI, Prince of Wales island ,Alaska 

Dr CF Newcombe describes the following game under the name of kwai indao.
A set of 40 or 50 sticks, representing ten different numbers are placed in a row. The playersm alternately, try to repeat from memory, blindfold, the order in which these ten numbers run.

References:

1. Everyland 1913

2. Games Of North American Indians 1907 

3.INDIAN HERO TALES RETOLD BY GILBERT L WILSON PH D FIELD COLLECTOR FOR AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CITY OF NEW YORK Illustrated by FREDERICK N WILSON AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO 1916