Object class: Recreational artifacts (equipment) / Materials: Wood (plant material) / Function: 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Chess pieces, accession number 9-92, described as Chessman; wood; inscribed with carved and blackened symbols. As of July 1980 28 pieces. Each piece 2.3 cm x 3 cm. 31 Chinese chessman were loaned with this accession. As of 5/31/12 40 pieces were counted during inventory plus game board made for exhibit.

Hearst Museum object titled Gambling stave, accession number 1-2747, described as Wood, half - round, decorated. Polished from usage. One of set 1-2744-49. Design: Series of dots: "Moon" or "November Moon", fide S.A. Barrett and "SWP".

Hearst Museum object titled Gambling stave, accession number 1-2749, described as Wood, half - round, decorated. Polished from usage. One of set 1-2744-49. Design: Series of dots: "Moon" or "November Moon," fide S.A. Barrett.

Hearst Museum object titled Gambling stave, accession number 1-2748, described as Wood, half - round, decorated. Polished from usage. One of set 1-2744-49. Design: Series of dots: "Moon" or "November Moon", fide S.A. Barrett.

Hearst Museum object titled Gambling stave, accession number 1-2746, described as Wood, half - round, decorated. Polished from usage. One of gambling stave set 1-2744 - 2749. Per tag "Woman's dress design used on buckskin (skirt) clothing fringe pattern SWP".

Hearst Museum object titled Gambling stave, accession number 1-2745, described as Wood, half - round, decorated. Polished from usage. One of set 1-2744-49. Design: "Second Dance Leader Design"- fide S.A. Barrett

Hearst Museum object titled Game pieces, wood, accession number 9-111, described as Chessmen; wood discs carved with characters on both sides

Hearst Museum object titled Playing cards, accession number 9-11915a-l, described as Playing cards in a box; (a) & (b): rectangular wooden box with sliding lid; painted & gilded with 10 incarnations of Vishnu on sides, Krishna on lid; Telugu inscriptions refer to the incarnations; (c)-(l) circular cards, paper, painted and lacquered over a gesso undercoat; 10 suits of 12 cards representing each of the 10 avatars or incarnations of Vishnu: (c) Matsya, the fish, #3 & #6 missing; (d) Kurma, the tortoise, #9 missing; (e) Varaha the boar, #10 and mantri card missing; (f) Narasimha, the man-lion, #8 and mantri card; (g) Vamana, the dwarf, #7 missing; (h) Parasurama, or Rama with an Axe, #10 missing; (i) Rama, #10 missing; (j) Krishna, Raja card missing; (k) Balarama, #4 & 2 court cards missing; (l) Kalki, the horse, #’s 8, 10 and Raja card missing.