Gambling Stone Item Number: 1-11266 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Problematical object (oval stone). Locality: Fisher, Washington. Remarks: Called a gambling stone by Mr. Gould.* Ovoid pebble, abraded around outside edge. Found at Fisher, Clark County, Wa. *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Clark County, WA Lower Columbia North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Gambling Stone
Identification Number
1-11266
Type of Item
gambling stone
Material
granite stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 4.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 59.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Charles Gauld III

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2671
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground