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Gambling sticks (dice principle)
Gambling sticks (dice principle)
Object Number 76-20-10/9411
Display Title Gambling sticks (dice principle)
Descriptions
Object Description Gambling sticks (dice principle)
Inventory Description Game, split reed sticks, exterior plain, interior covered with red pigment
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1875
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Utah
Additional Geographic Terms Utah, South
Materials Reed, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 14.6 x 0.7 x 0.2 cm (5 3/4 x 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 14
Label on object 9411
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (01/01/1875)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (02/14/1876)

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