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Start Over Collector Philip Mills Jones Culture or time period Northern Plains tribes Function 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Counters, accession number 2-5600a-m, described as Stick counters; wood.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Game, accession number 2-5626, described as Game ring or hoop; rawhide wrapped metal wheel; 4 projecting sections of glass beads (11); sinew bound.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Game, accession number 2-5598a,b, described as (a) Polished and tapered bone; (b) string of 9 glass beads and 3 vertebrae. Bone looks like possible ear pendant.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Game, accession number 2-5593a-c, described as (a) Game ring or hoop; rawhide wrapped wheel with 4 projecting springs; 8 glass beads; bound with sinew. Diameter 8.5 cm. (b, c) 2 arrows; feathered; sinew bound; metal points. Length 68 cm. Men’s gambling game. The wheel is rolled on the ground while the players attempt to shoot arrows into the ring openings.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Game, accession number 2-5599a-d, described as Gambling staves (stick dice); bone (probably elkhorn); boat-shaped with incised markings; 2 stained red. Women’s gambling game. Probably used with 2-5600 (stick counters).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Pouch, accession number 2-5550, described as Geometric design beaded in yellow, blue, and white. Lazy stitch.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Ring and pouch, accession number 2-5455a,b, described as a) Ring; red stained, hide wrapped metal; inner projecting brass springs and large glass beads. b) Pouch; buckskin; beaded floral design, pearl button.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Skin, accession number 2-5577, described as Partly furred on back; painted patterns in blue and red on front.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Staves, accession number 2-5576a-d, described as Gaming staves; bone, carved with straight and diagonal lines; 2 stained red, 2 yellow; 1 with partial sinew binding.

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