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Object Number 35-120-10/5173
Display Title Set of split cane sticks used for playing men's game
Descriptions
Object Description Set of split cane sticks used for playing men's game; sticks thrown on a hard round place that has been prepared on the ground, about 18 inches in diameter. points are counted in the same was in the woman's game (35-120-n10/5171-5172).
Inventory Description Game, gambling sticks, split cane, 1 side plain, 1 side red pigment
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Walker Lake
Materials Cane
Dimensions Overall: 31.1 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm (12 1/4 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object 35-120-10/5173
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (06/12/1935-08/01/1935)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (12/11/1935)

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