Dice in the form of birds

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Date created: 1780-1880

Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1920.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/9872
Barcode: 099872.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling
Native Term: manigaunnat

Object Name: Dice in the form of birds
Media/Materials: Walrus Ivory
Techniques: Carved, drilled
Dimensions: 3.8 x 1.6 x 2.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65994a433-2f2a-497d-aeae-22245859a63a

Record ID: NMAI_107779