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A PYRAMID OF TIN CANS IS BUILT UP. ONE CAN IS LEFT DOWN. EVERYONE PLAYING HAS A CLUB, USUALLY MADE OUT OF A TREE ROOT. TWO MEN STAND IN THE MIDDLE. WHEN A SIGNAL IS GIVEN, THE CAN IS DROPPED AND EACH TEAM KNOCKS THE CAN AROUND WITH THE CLUB. THE WINNER IS THE ONE WHO KNOCKS OVER THE PYRAMID.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HAS PLAYED THIS GAME AS A YOUNGSTER IN ESCANABA, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; ESCANABA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Guessing Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 03-24-1972