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Object Number 96-21-10/48226
Display Title Wa-hi-ga-thnu-gi-dhe, an Omaha game
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Wa-hi-ga-thnu-gi-dhe
Object Description Wa-hi-ga-thnu-gi-dhe, an Omaha game
Inventory Description Wooden sticks, burnt linear designs on ends
Classification
  • Recreational device
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Omaha?
  • Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nebraska
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 114 x 1 x 1 cm (44 7/8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object 48226
Provenance
Collector Francis La Flesche (1896 - 1896)
Donor Francis La Flesche (1896 - 1896)

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