Toy - Made Of Bone

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Object Details

Collector

Mr. Robert Kennicott

Donor Name

Mr. Robert Kennicott

Notes

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BAE 24TH AR, FIG. 715, P.543. ENTRY ON OLD CATALOGUE: "A TOY MADE OF BONE. I? OF FORT GOOD HOPE. THIS TOY IS ALSO USED BY THE CREE INDIANS AND HAS PROBABLY BEEN INTRODUCED FROM THEM. IT IS SOMETIMES USED IN GAMBLING. THIS IS A SERIES OF SOCKETS MADE OF BONES OF REINDEER AND IN PLAYING THE OBJECT IS CATCH AS MANY AS POSSIBLE ON THE SPIKE THE HIGHER ONE COUNTING MOST - CATCHING THE HOLES IN THE LEATHER TAG ALSO COUNT-CERTAIN HOLES BEING HIGHEST. R. KENNICOTT. 1863."

Record Last Modified

8 Jan 2020

Specimen Count

Culture

Hare (K'asho Got'ine, Dene)

Accession Date

1863

Accession Number

000177

USNM Number

E857-0

Object Type

Ring And Pin Game

Place

Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada, North America

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32aff1c39-49b7-4877-b6f6-08642574041c

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8482984