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Metadata
Object ID |
8603B |
Object Name |
Gaming set |
Other Name |
Gambling sticks |
Culture |
Hupa/Karuk/Yurok |
Date |
Late 19th century |
Material |
Vegetal/Wood/Leather |
Description |
A set of 45 slender wooden gambling sticks bundled together and secured with thread; one stick marked black in the middle. The game is called "Kin": the player holds up two sticks and his adversary guesses in which hand is the marked one. |
Found |
North America; United States; California; Humboldt County |
Provenance |
Daggett Collection. Collected by John R. Daggett in Humboldt County, California in the late 19th century. Sold by John R. Daggett to Jane L. Stanford in 1899. Donated by Jane L. Stanford to the Leland Stanford Jr. Museum in 1899. |
Collector |
Daggett, John R. |
Collection |
Anthropology; North America; California |
Search Terms |
Hoopa Hupa Hupa/ Hoopa Karok Karuk Karuk/ Karok Yurok Yuruk Yurok/ Yuruk |