Cup and dice

Museum number:
2-5874a-k
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21025874a@2dk
Alternate number:
x-964 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
(a) Barrel shaped cup, walrus ivory. (b - k) Dice.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Might be made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(a)— height 6.6 centimeters and (a)— width 1 centimeters
Loans:
S1976-1977 #92: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (June 27, 1977–April 7, 1978)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cup and dice, accession number 2-5874a-k, described as (a) Barrel shaped cup, walrus ivory. (b - k) Dice.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cup and dice, accession number 2-5874a-k, described as (a) Barrel shaped cup, walrus ivory. (b - k) Dice.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cup and dice, accession number 2-5874a-k, described as (a) Barrel shaped cup, walrus ivory. (b - k) Dice.

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