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Object Number 985-27-10/60222H
Display Title 27 Crow gambling die of bone. Various shapes with burnt designs on one side
Descriptions
Object Description 27 Crow gambling die. All made from bone. 12 larger disks, 3 small, 3 ovoid, 3 narrow, 3 rectangular and 3 small rounded squares. Burnt designs on one side of geometric or animal forms. 20.5x11.3 cm.
Inventory Description Game, carved round bone, incised four-directional design
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Montana
Additional Geographic Terms Crow Reservation
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm (1 x 1 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60222H

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