Game Board, Copy - 21483A | Collections

Native Name	Dama
Object Number:	21483A
Current Location:	Collections Storage
Provenience:	Philippine Islands
Date Made:	1898
Early Date:	1898
Late Date:	1898
Section:	Oceanian
Materials:	Wood
Height:	6.5 cm
Length:	28 cm
Width:	27.5 cm
Credit Line:	Commissioned by The University Museum from originals in the US National Museum, 1898
Other Number:	USNM 154194 - Smithsonian Institution Number

Description

Small wooden table with four legs. Top inscribed with criss-crossing lines. A verson of draughts. Copied from original (154194) at the US National Museum, collected by Alexander R. Webb, US Consul at Manila, 1892.

Bibliography:

[Article] Culin, Robert S. 1900. "Philippine Games". American Anthropologist. Vol. New Series. pg. 643-656 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 643-656