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Object Number 35-78-10/4992
Display Title 8-stick dice game--made of mesquite. includes 10 sticks used as counters
Descriptions
Object Description 8-stick dice game--made of mesquite. includes 10 sticks used as counters
Inventory Description Game, carved wooden sticks, 9 long, flat and red on one side, 9 short and tapere
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Artist John Hunter (04/27/1935)
Culture
  • Saline Valley
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Inyo County
Additional Geographic Terms Saline Valley
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 1 x 0.7 cm (16 15/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 18
Label on object 35-78-10/4992
Provenance
Collector Julian H. Steward (04/27/1935)
Intermediary Julian H. Steward (07/01/1935-10/01/1935)

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