Gambling bowl, dice, and counters

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Culture/People: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Collector: Wilson D. Wallis, Non-Indian, 1886-1970
Expedition sponsor: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)

Collection History: Collected in 1911 by anthropologist Wilson D. Wallis (1886-1970) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
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Place: Pictou Landing; Pictou County; Nova Scotia; Canada

See related items: Mi'kmaq (Micmac); Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/9263
Barcode: 029263.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Gambling bowl, dice, and counters
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, figured maple (curly, birdseye, wormy, or flame maple), cedar, spruce root
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60857c1cb-cfad-44a1-ba16-9c643023e497

Record ID: NMAI_30511