Culture/People:

Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this

Previous owner:

A-na'-want, Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this

Collector:

Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Gambling basket and dice

Media/Materials:

Wood, animal bone

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling

Indigenous Term:

me te gwi' na gun

Place:

Iowa; USA

Collection History:

Collected from A-na'-want (Meskwaki) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

2/7950

Barcode:

027950.000

See related items:

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Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a46482fd-292f-48b5-b9e4-9df603ad9bad

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_29401