Game counter

Museum number:
1-87109a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210187109a@2dd
Accession number:
Acc.978
Description:
Mussel shell, round.
Donor:
Axel Lindgren and Mrs. Axel Lindgren
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Axel Lindgren and Mrs. Axel Lindgren
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Game counters
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
1949
Context of use:
Note: original card describes these as unfinished shell ornaments; according to L. E. Dawson, mussel shell was not used for ornamentation by Yurok people.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
3.8 centimeters
Loans:
S1980-1981 #68: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Indian Programs (May 8, 1981–May 8, 1981) and S1981-1982 #67: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Indian Programs (June 9, 1982–June 9, 1982)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Game counter, accession number 1-87109a-d, described as Mussel shell, round.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Game counter, accession number 1-87109a-d, described as Mussel shell, round.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Game counter, accession number 1-87109a-d, described as Mussel shell, round.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Game counter, accession number 1-87109a-d, described as Mussel shell, round.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-87109a-d, described as Mussel shell, round.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-87109a-d, described as Mussel shell, round.

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