Gambling bones Item Number: 1759 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Item History

What

Name
Gambling bones
Identification Number
1759
Type of Item
gambling bone
Material
bone, wood and pitch ?
Manufacturing Technique
carved, drilled and incised
Overall
length 7.0 cm, width 2.8 cm

Who

Culture
Coast Salish ?, Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Received from
George T. Emmons

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Motif
Geometric
Credit
Purchased from George T. Emmons
Collection
Burke Museum Ethnology Collection