北米先住民族の民族遊戯の地理的差異―S. Culinの調査報告書を基本資料として―

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The purpose of this study is to examine the geographical characteristics of Ethnic play and games among the Native Americans. The 199 Native American tribes and the 36 kinds of Ethnic play and games considered here and reported by S. Culin in; GAMES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS (1907) and the names of the tribes and games used in this study are also adopted from there. To make the comparison of the geographical characteristics easier, the distributional map of the North American continent is divided into 10 regions.

First, an overview of the type of ethnic play and games, it was confirmed the distribution of the geographical situation of the North American continent and games then.

There are three types of ethnic play and games. One is “Games of chance, ” and another “Games of dexterity, ” even “Minor amusements.”

By looking at the ball games of the Native Americans from there points of view, it is clear that the ball games are closely related to regional life surrounding like geographical features, climates, natural features and calling forms.