Hog teeth

Museum number:
1-12420a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210112420a@2dd
Alternate number:
1628 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.303, Acc.304, Acc.307, and Acc.310
Description:
Dice game with ground hog teeth, skushash; undecorated, hence not ready for use.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake and Modoc
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Used for game; undecorated, hence not ready for use. All 4 round side up or all 4 flat side up - 2 points. One pair, either long or short up (either flat or round) - 1 Anything else does not count.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hog teeth, accession number 1-12420a-d, described as Dice game with ground hog teeth, skushash; undecorated, hence not ready for use.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hog teeth, accession number 1-12420a-d, described as Dice game with ground hog teeth, skushash; undecorated, hence not ready for use.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hog teeth, accession number 1-12420a-d, described as Dice game with ground hog teeth, skushash; undecorated, hence not ready for use.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hog teeth, accession number 1-12420a-d, described as Dice game with ground hog teeth, skushash; undecorated, hence not ready for use.

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