How to play the Chumash Ring-and-Stick game

What you need:
1}A pointed stick, about nine inches long and 1/2 an inch thick-
2}A ring one inch in diameter (a plastic curtain ring is good)-
3}A fifteen inch long string (the Chumash used string made from milkweed)-

Preperation:
1}Tie one end of the string to the ring-
2}Tie the other end to the stick (you can make a groove in the stick so that the string won't slip)-

Playing the Game:
1}Hold the stick with the pointed end up-
2}Swing the stick and toss the ring into the air-
3}Try to catch the ring on the pointed end of the stick-

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