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Die

Object Number:33-29-21
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Chugach Eskimo
Provenience: United States of America
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Cordova
Culture Area: Arctic Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Wood
Length: 4.8 cm
Credit Line:Alaskan Expedition, Frederica de Laguna, 1933

Description

Wooden die for gambling. Flat piece cut with 5 edges. Count varies according to edge on which the die stands. No count if it falls flat on either side.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Library Exhibition: What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?” / Women in the Early History of Archaeology and Anthropology (30 Mar 2000 - Mar 2001) View Objects in Exhibition

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