Chess set

Museum number:
5-14256a-ff
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210514256a@2dff
Accession number:
Acc.3722
Description:
chess set, thorn carvings; "Black": (a) king, (b) queen, (c, d) bishops, (e, f) knights, (g, h) castles, (i-p) pawns; "White": (q) king, (r) queen, (s, t) bishops, (u, v) knights, (w, x) castles, (y, z, aa-ff) pawns; h. 4.8 - 8 cm. each.
Donor:
Helen McLaren
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Helen McLaren
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bark (plant material) and Satinwood
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bishops (chess pieces), Chessboards, Kings (chess pieces), Knights (chess pieces), Pawns (chess pieces), Queens (chess pieces), and Rooks (chess pieces)
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
tallest— height 8 centimeters and smallest— height 4.8 centimeters
Loans:
S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Chess set, accession number 5-14256a-ff, described as chess set, thorn carvings; "Black": (a) king, (b) queen, (c, d) bishops, (e, f) knights, (g, h) castles, (i-p) pawns; "White": (q) king, (r) queen, (s, t) bishops, (u, v) knights, (w, x) castles, (y, z, aa-ff) pawns; h. 4.8 - 8 cm. each.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Chess set, accession number 5-14256a-ff, described as chess set, thorn carvings; "Black": (a) king, (b) queen, (c, d) bishops, (e, f) knights, (g, h) castles, (i-p) pawns; "White": (q) king, (r) queen, (s, t) bishops, (u, v) knights, (w, x) castles, (y, z, aa-ff) pawns; h. 4.8 - 8 cm. each.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Chess set, accession number 5-14256a-ff, described as chess set, thorn carvings; "Black": (a) king, (b) queen, (c, d) bishops, (e, f) knights, (g, h) castles, (i-p) pawns; "White": (q) king, (r) queen, (s, t) bishops, (u, v) knights, (w, x) castles, (y, z, aa-ff) pawns; h. 4.8 - 8 cm. each.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Chess set, accession number 5-14256a-ff, described as chess set, thorn carvings; "Black": (a) king, (b) queen, (c, d) bishops, (e, f) knights, (g, h) castles, (i-p) pawns; "White": (q) king, (r) queen, (s, t) bishops, (u, v) knights, (w, x) castles, (y, z, aa-ff) pawns; h. 4.8 - 8 cm. each.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chess set, accession number 5-14256a-ff, described as chess set, thorn carvings; "Black": (a) king, (b) queen, (c, d) bishops, (e, f) knights, (g, h) castles, (i-p) pawns; "White": (q) king, (r) queen, (s, t) bishops, (u, v) knights, (w, x) castles, (y, z, aa-ff) pawns; h. 4.8 - 8 cm. each.

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