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The Cheyenne named two months of the year after the game: January is known as Ok sey' e shi his, "Hoop-and-stick game moon", and February as Mak ok sey' i shi, "Big hoop-and-stick game moon". [55] Among the Blackfeet, children would play the game by throwing a feathered stick through the rolling hoop. [56]
Chunkey (also known as chunky, chenco, tchung-kee or the hoop and stick game [1]) is a game of Native American origin. It was played by rolling disc-shaped stones across the ground and throwing spears at them in an attempt to land the spear as close to the stopped stone as possible.
Imagery of toys hoops is present in a 5th century mosaic from the floor of the Imperial Palace in Constantinople. Four children are depicted pushing hoops around with sticks. The children are wearing blue and green tunics; possibly a reflection of the blue and green chariot racing factions, referred to as "demes."
The word yo-yo probably comes from the Ilocano term yóyo, or a cognate word from the Philippines. [1] [2]Boy playing with a terracotta yo-yo, Attic kylix, c. 440 BC, Antikensammlung Berlin (F 2549) A 1791 illustration of a woman playing with an early version of the yo-yo, which was then called a "bandalore" Lady with a yo-yo, Northern India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota), c. 1770 Opaque ...
Hoop rolling; L. Lusus Troiae; M. Mappa (Roman) T. Trigon (game) This page was last edited on 7 August 2018, at 16:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Rolling hoop is a Korean traditional game that uses an iron stick. In the past, people used an old wagon wheel instead of an iron hoop. In the opening ceremony of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, there was a performance that featured rolling hoop.
Ground billiards is a modern term for a family of medieval European lawn games, the original names of which are mostly unknown, played with a long-handled mallet (the mace), wooden balls, a hoop (the pass), and an upright skittle or pin (the king).
The basis is that there is no actual article on the hoop itself. This is the basis of several articles and I believe that by reducing this article to just the hoop rolling activity itself that the history article can be expanded with an eye towards the typical history reader and the Hoop rolling article can be geared to the gaming and toy reader.