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JACKS GAME
YEARS AGO IN RUSSIA, THE CHILDREN WOULD TAKE TINY LAMB
BONES, DRY THE, AND USE THEM FOR JACKS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT HER MOTHER-IN-LAW GREW UP IN RUSSIA
(1897-1902) AND REMEMBERS MAKING AND PLAYING WITH THESE
BONES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 02-02-1972