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Object Number 17-17-10/87170
Display Title Stone disc (game) of basalt
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kilnayu
Object Description Stone disc (game) of basalt
Inventory Description Perforated stone, round, highly porous
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Village Island / Mamalelegala Village
Additional Geographic Terms Spring Pass; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 16 x 15.5 cm (1 3/4 x 6 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87170
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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Stone disc (game) of basalt
17-17-10/87171 Stone disc (game) of basalt
Tools
Mamalelegala Village
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Roundstone
Los Muertos
Game stone?
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Tools
Hawaii
Ground stone, perforated disc, concave on each side, game stone
84-68-10/36073 Ground stone, perforated disc, concave on each side, game stone
Perforated Stone
Turpin Archaeological District
Ground stone, perforated disc, concave on each side, game stone
84-68-10/36074 Ground stone, perforated disc, concave on each side, game stone
Perforated Stone
Turpin Archaeological District
Ground stone, perforated disc, concave on each side, game stone
84-68-10/36075 Ground stone, perforated disc, concave on each side, game stone
Perforated Stone
Turpin Archaeological District
Ground stone, perforated disc, concave on each side, game stone
84-68-10/36076 Ground stone, perforated disc, concave on each side, game stone
Perforated Stone
Turpin Archaeological District
Game stone
27-5-70/D2954 Game stone
Tools
Hawaii
Image Not Available for Ground stone, disc, concave on each side, game stone
84-68-10/36070 Ground stone, disc, concave on each side, game stone
Disc
Turpin Archaeological District
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Pestle
Los Muertos
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Game
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Game
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