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Culture/People:
Penobscot  Search this
Collector:
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950  Search this
Object Name:
Dice/Die
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Carved, incised, colored
Dimensions:
2.50 x 0.20 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Old Town; Penobscot County; Maine; USA
Date created:
circa 1890
Collection History:
Collected in 1911 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Catalog Number:
2/9221
Barcode:
029221.001
See related items:
Penobscot
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f796fef6-08b8-446e-af69-33ed60904ae4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_30453