Game Stick
Object Number:
17607D
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Korean
Provenience:
Korea
Period:
Yi Dynasty
Date Made:
19th century-1893
Early Date:
1800
Late Date:
1893
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Wood
Description:
This game stick or nyout stick made of wood was used to play nyout-nol-ee or nyout playing (윳놀이). There are four nyou sticks in this set. One of the sides is flat while the other side is convex and retains the natural tree branch shape. There are few cracks visible on these sticks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Chess and Playing-Cards (18 Sep 1895 - 31 Dec 1895)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Culin, R. S. 1898. Chess and Playing Cards: Catalogue of games and implements for divination exhibited by the Unites States National Msueum in connection with the Department of Archaeology and Paleontology of the University of Pennsylvania at the Cotton STates and.
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