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Gaming stick
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsLabel: Set of Gambling Sticks
Made from bone and decorated to show their respective values. Haidas, like all Indians, are inveterate gamblers and will stake everything they own on a game of chance.
Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. - Dawson Coll. (ACC1227)
Date
1800-1850
Medium / Technique
Bone, paint ?
Dimensions11.7 x 0.6 cm
ClassificationRecreational Objects - Game Equipment
CultureIndigenous: Haida
Origin
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada
Geocultural Area
Northwest Coast
Object NumberME892.3.1-27
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Dr. George Mercer Dawson
Status
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