© 1994 - Tara Prindle
unless otherwise cited.
Scenes from the Eastern Woodlands
A Virtual Tour ~ Circa 1550
Where would you like to go?
Playing our hoop and dart game ... you will see one of the many games that helps boys to prepare the skills necessary to hunt or fish. Here in this clearing one boy rolls the hoop quickly across the ground, and the other three at an equal distance from the path of the hoop, try to see if they can throw their wooden javelin through the net of the hoop. The netting of the hoop is done in a special way for this game, so that the rectangles and squares and triangles in the weave represent different animals. The score of the throw by each boy is determined by which shape or (animal) the javelin goes through. If it goes through the very center hole of the hoop, that is the best score, it is the heart of the animal herd. |
Scenes available as Fine Art Note Cards |
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© 1994 - Tara Prindle unless otherwise cited. |