Gambling tray

Museum number:
1-12732
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010012732
Alternate number:
2005 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.303, Acc.304, Acc.307, and Acc.310
Description:
Gambling tray; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Yellow color is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina, black pattern is Tule root.
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
Materials:
Cattail (material), Porcupine quill, Reed, Tule (grass material), and Wolf lichen
Taxon:
Erethizon dorsatum, Letharia vulpina, Phragmites australis, Schoenoplectus acutus, and Typha latifolia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Photo: "15-4769" Published: "AAE V, 4, Pl. 11, fig 2" Remarks: "For material see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 30
Loans:
S1979-1980 #51: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (March 25, 1980–May 12, 1980)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Gambling tray, accession number 1-12732, described as Gambling tray; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Yellow color is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina, black pattern is Tule root.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Gambling tray, accession number 1-12732, described as Gambling tray; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Yellow color is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina, black pattern is Tule root.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gambling tray, accession number 1-12732, described as Gambling tray; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Yellow color is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina, black pattern is Tule root.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gambling tray, accession number 1-12732, described as Gambling tray; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Yellow color is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina, black pattern is Tule root.

Tools