Cribbage Game Board Item Number: 3432/1 a-f from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved cribbage board (part a) with four pegs (parts b-e). The board is carved with a row of animal figures and animal heads along the top. At one end is a full bear-like figure, facing outward; then three bear(?) heads, one facing the rump of the bear, the other two facing each other, muzzle to muzzle; then a full seal lying on its stomach; then a full walrus carved on its back, at the other end. All the animals have black inlaid baleen eyes, and each one has a red mouth; the walrus also has black inlaid dots representing whiskers. The board has 60 holes - each set of ten, in two columns of five, is outlined in black. The board has been broken into several pieces and reglued. The pegs are very long and taper at one end. The small rectangular wooden box (part f) is unlined, and has a small clasp at front, centre.
Narrative
The donor's grandfather, Charles Beddis, purchased the board in Alaska, possibly in/hear Skagway. He was in the Yukon for the gold rush in 1898, and then in Alaska c. 1899. The board was said to have been accidently broken on his return journey to southern BC. The box was made by Beddis, who was a carpenter, to hold the board.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA during 1899
- Collected during 1899
- Owned by Christina Janet Beddis before July 26, 2020
- Owned by Charles Beddis between 1899 and 1950
- Received from Christina Janet Beddis (Donor) on July 26, 2020
What
- Name
- Cribbage Game Board
- Identification Number
- 3432/1 a-f
- Type of Item
- game board
- Material
- baleen, pigment, walrus tusk, wood and brass metal ?
- Part A
- height 3.7 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 35.0 cm
- Part B
- height 0.3 cm, diameter 0.3 cm
- Part F
- height 6.8 cm, width 38.6 cm, depth 7.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Christina Janet Beddis and Charles Beddis
- Received from
- Christina Janet Beddis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Creation Date
- during 1899
- Collection Date
- during 1899
- Ownership Date
- before July 26, 2020 and between 1899 and 1950
- Acquisition Date
- on July 26, 2020
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3432/0001 a-f