Gambling sticks

Museum number:
2-15553b
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Accession number:
Acc.708
Description:
Gaming sticks ornamented with painted rings. 57 counters, 5 inlaid with mother-of-pearl and haliotis shell. a) Fringed brown buckskin case with toggle and strap.
Donor:
W. Barclay Stephens
Collection place:
Masset, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Queen Charlotte Islands; Masset
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Willie J. Clark Dodd
Collection date:
1887-1890
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gambling sticks
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
1936
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gambling sticks, accession number 2-15553b, described as Gaming sticks ornamented with painted rings. 57 counters, 5 inlaid with mother-of-pearl and haliotis shell. a) Fringed brown buckskin case with toggle and strap.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gambling sticks, accession number 2-15553b, described as Gaming sticks ornamented with painted rings. 57 counters, 5 inlaid with mother-of-pearl and haliotis shell. a) Fringed brown buckskin case with toggle and strap.

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