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Mary Peterson (left) and Rena Peterson (right) play kadaq at the community barabara in Akhiok, Kodiak Island, 1989. Kadaq is a team game that was traditionally played, often for wagers, at winter social events. Pairs or lines of players kneel and face each other, and one of each pair hides a small stick in each hand. When the song is over the others must guess which hand holds the winning stick. Photograph courtesy of the Alutiiq Museum.