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Object Number 99-15-70/53936.3
Display Title Game consisting of long mat and 10 cocoanut discs. Owned by a village
Descriptions
Inventory Description Coconut shell, broken, tied with fiber, punctate design, used in game
Classification
  • Entertainment device
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 10 x 3.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53936
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth

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