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Gambling Basket | Gambling Game1-1370C

SLAHAL GAMBLING BASKET Snohomish This basket holds pieces from a version of the gambling game called slahal. The players hide a set of wooden disks (one of which is marked) in shredded cedar bark, divide the bundle, and guess which bundle holds the marked piece. Bets are placed on which player will guess correctly. Late 1800s; No. 1-1370

Culture
Coast Salish: Snohomish
Material
split root
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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The cotton is commercial.

Culture
Tlingit: Yakutat
Material
spruce root, twine, cotton and leather
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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