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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Lynn W. Sperry (L. W. Sperry), Non-Indian, 1877-1969  Search this
Seller:
Lynn W. Sperry (L. W. Sperry), Non-Indian, 1877-1969  Search this
Object Name:
Game piece
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
North of Bismarck; Sperry site, Missouri River; Bismarck; Burleigh County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
probably AD 1600–1785 (Late Plains Village period)
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Lynn W. Sperry (1877-1969, owner of the farm where the Sperry site is located) and probably collected by him; purchased by MAI from Lynn Sperry in 1925.
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Catalog Number:
14/5091
Barcode:
145091.000
See related items:
Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b443bb5-5db1-42fb-826f-13f89e5a1133
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_155959