Indian Gambling-Sticks 1 Set Item Number: E46487-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
This game is described on p. 243 of "Games of the North American Indians" by Stewart Culin, BAE 24th Annual Report. Culin identifies it there as stick game.Anthropology catalogue ledger book and accession record identify the locality as Chilkhat, Alaska.
Item History
- Made in Chilkhat, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Commander Lester A. Beardslee in Chilkhat, Alaska, USA between 1879 and 1880
- Received from U. S. Department of the Navy on October 31, 1881
What
- Name
- Indian Gambling-Sticks 1 Set
- Identification Number
- E46487-0
- Type of Item
- gambling set
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Chilkat
- Field Collector
- Commander Lester A. Beardslee
- Received from
- U. S. Department of the Navy
Where
When
- Collection Date
- between 1879 and 1880
- Acquisition Date
- on October 31, 1881
Other
- Accession Number
- 010686