Gambling Pieces Item Number: 25.0/289 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
A game that was played over a wide stretch of western North America and is still very popular in certain areas is called slahal in Chinook jargon. It is a guessing game played with two pairs of bone cylinders and a number of sharpened counting sticks. These slahal bones are typical of the Salish area. Bones with a reputation of winning are highly prized. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)
Item History
- Received from Mrs. Anne Gerber
What
- Name
- Gambling Pieces
- Identification Number
- 25.0/289
- Type of Item
- gambling piece
- Material
- bone
- Overall
- length 3.5 in, diameter 1.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Received from
- Mrs. Anne Gerber
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Sidney Gerber Collection, Gift of Anne Gerber
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection