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Basket tray--part of woman's gambling game.
Basket tray--part of woman's gambling game.
Object Number 35-120-10/5171
Display Title Basket tray--part of woman's gambling game.
Descriptions
Object Description Basket tray--part of woman's gambling game. willow sticks are tossed in the air and caught on the flat winnowing tray (35-120-n10/5172); the sticks that land with the white sides uppermost are counted--number of points indicated by pebbles kept by player.
Inventory Description Basket, tray, apparently unused
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Walker Lake
Materials Vegetable fiber, Willow
Dimensions Overall: 45 x 38.5 x 9 cm (17 11/16 x 15 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-120-10/5171
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (06/12/1935-08/01/1935)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (12/11/1935)

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