Gambling stick

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Date created: 1870-1890

Culture/People: Makah
Possible collector: Charles F. Newcombe (C.F. Newcombe), Non-Indian, 1851-1924
Museum agent: Stewart Culin, Non-Indian, 1858-1929
Previous owner: Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

Collection History: Probably collected by Charles F. Newcombe (1851-1924, a physician and collector in British Columbia); purchased in 1900 by Stewart Culin (1858-1929, later of the Brooklyn Museum) for the Free Museum of Art and Science; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum of Science and Art in 1908.
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Place: Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA

See related items: Makah; Games, Toys, Gambling
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9280
Barcode: 019280.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Gambling stick
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, wood, pigment/pigments, hide
Techniques: Cut, incised, painted, stitched
Dimensions: 7.50 x 3.25 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6385e5031-f263-40be-ab78-67a03ae705ac

Record ID: NMAI_20228