Cup and pin game

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Culture/People: Labrador Inuit
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Previous owner: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably in 1934; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Frank Speck in 1934.
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Place: Nain; Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada

See related items: Labrador Inuit; Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/7441
Barcode: 187441.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling
Indigenous Term: aya'lcatak

Object Name: Cup and pin game
Media/Materials: Rabbit bone, hide
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec7a3e50-8b12-40bd-ba3d-ca8a5df80f6a

Record ID: NMAI_200006