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4-stick dice, played by women only (topaidu)
Object Number 35-78-10/4996
Display Title 4-stick dice, played by women only (topaidu)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Topaidu
Object Description 4-stick dice, played by women only (topaidu): marks burned on; no paint; no counters--scores marked on the ground.
Inventory Description Game, carved wood, long and flat, rounded at ends, wrapped in black cloth at cen
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Artist Joe Frank (07/08/1935)
Culture
  • Upper Reese River
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Reese River, Upper; Austin, south of
Materials Wood, Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 1.9 x 0.4 cm (8 7/16 x 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 35-78-10/4996
Provenance
Collector Julian H. Steward (07/08/1935)
Intermediary Julian H. Steward (07/01/1935-10/01/1935)

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