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8 half shell dice
Object Number 02-14-10/61986.2
Display Title 8 half shell dice
Descriptions
Object Description Dice. Winnowing basket of the Maidu and 8 half shell dice.
Inventory Description Game, dice, half nut shells, filled with resin and abalone shell pieces embedded
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Date 1820-1830
Culture
  • Maidu?
  • Washoe?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms California-Nevada border
Materials Nutshell, Resin, Abalone
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm (1 1/16 x 1 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object 61986
Provenance
Collector Unknown (01/01/1902)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1902)

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