Culture/People:

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]  Search this

Object Name:

Dice in the form of birds

Media/Materials:

Walrus Ivory

Techniques:

Carved, drilled

Dimensions:

3.8 x 1.6 x 2.0 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling

Place:

Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1780-1880

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1920.

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Catalog Number:

9/9872

Barcode:

099872.000

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Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65994a433-2f2a-497d-aeae-22245859a63a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_107779