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Object Number 08-17-10/73427
Display Title Wooden dice for game, used in basket like 08-17-10/73428
Descriptions
Indigenous Term de kwu ni ya stin
Object Description Wooden dice for game, used in basket like 08-17-10/73428
Inventory Description Dice, carved wood, one side conical, 1 side flat and burnt
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms Qualla Reservation
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 2 x 1.1 cm (13/16 x 13/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 73427
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907-1908 - 1908)
Previous owner Previously owned by Margaret Saunoshe
Donor Unknown (1908)

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