staves, counters and a bag; maple staves (a-f) semi-circular tubes, flat side contains narrow vertical groove; circular side has two 4.5 cm bands of burned in design of 4 horizontal lines, located on top and bottom of stave; also 4 circular burned in
Donor:
Malcolm Margolin
Collection place:
Mono County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California, Mono County, Miwok (made by Lucy Parker)
Culture or time period:
Southern Sierra Miwok
Collection date:
April 1994
Materials:
Maple (wood), Willow (wood), and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
December 22, 1994
Context of use:
Sierra Miwok style game. The object of the game is to win all ten countersticks onto one side. Gambling can consist of play-by-play betting or end-of game results. Method of play: Place all counter sticks in the middle. One side starts by throwing
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Loans:
S2008-2009 #1: Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians (September 4, 2008–December 1, 2011)