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Object Number
88-51-10/50678
Display Title
Bone lozenge shaped objects, one wound with sinew, gambling bones
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone lozenge shaped objects, one wound with sinew, gambling bones
Inventory Description
Game, gambling bones, long diamond shaped, one with sinew wrapped center
Classification
- Game
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
Additional Geographic Terms
Utah, southern
Materials
Bone, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm (2 15/16 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
50678
Provenance
Collector
Maj. John Wesley Powell
(01/01/1884)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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