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Object Number
985-27-10/60176B
Display Title
Arapaho hand game consisting of 2 "dice" made from hollow pieces of bone
Descriptions
Object Description
Arapaho hand game consisting of 2 'dice'. Made from hollow pieces of bone. 1 bone is undecorated, the other has a piece of leather wrapped around the middle. Tied together w/ a leather thong. 4.9x8.1 cm.
Inventory Description
Hollowed ivory or bone tubes attached to each other with a piece of hide
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bone, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60176B; 24664
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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