Dice, bag and charm models

Museum number:
1-1469a-f
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21011469a@2df
Alternate number:
53 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.17 and Acc.86
Description:
(a-d) dice (e) bag (f) Amulet, stone, flat, oval cross section, black, dentate edges.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1901
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1903 and November 20, 1901
Context of use:
The amulet (f) is said to be worn also in swimming. The entire set is a model and it seems that the amulet is a modern invention made for sale.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
(f)— width 2.8 centimeters and (f)— length 6.8 centimeters
Comment:
The amulet (f) is said to be worn also in swimming. The entire set is a model and it seems that the amulet is a modern invention made for sale.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Dice, bag and charm models, accession number 1-1469a-f, described as (a-d) dice (e) bag (f) Amulet, stone, flat, oval cross section, black, dentate edges.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Dice, bag and charm models, accession number 1-1469a-f, described as (a-d) dice (e) bag (f) Amulet, stone, flat, oval cross section, black, dentate edges.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dice, bag and charm models, accession number 1-1469a-f, described as (a-d) dice (e) bag (f) Amulet, stone, flat, oval cross section, black, dentate edges.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dice, bag and charm models, accession number 1-1469a-f, described as (a-d) dice (e) bag (f) Amulet, stone, flat, oval cross section, black, dentate edges.

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