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Model split cane dice inside painted red
Model split cane dice inside painted red
Object Number 34-24-10/3762
Display Title Model split cane dice inside painted red
Descriptions
Object Description Model split cane dice inside painted red
Inventory Description Game, set of split reed sticks, interior covered in red pigment
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Artist Mary Ann Frank (01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Culture
  • Southern Paiute
  • Chemehuevi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada / Clark County / Las Vegas
Materials Reed, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 25.4 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm (10 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object 34-24-10/3762
Provenance
Collector Dr. Isabel T. Kelly (01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Intermediary Dr. Isabel T. Kelly (01/01/1934-06/01/1934)

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