Pre Colombian Indian chess set

Date created
1963
Culture/People
Non-Indian
Artist/Maker
Adult Leisure Products Corp.
Donor
Kara M. Lewis, Non-Indian
Previous seller
Deb's Great Finds and Deals
Adult Leisure Products Corp.
Collection History
Modelled on objects from the Museum of the American Indian collections and marketed by Adult Leisure Products Corp. (Locust Valley, New York); this set purchased by Kara M. Lewis (NMAI staff member) from Deb's Great Finds and Deals (an online vendor based in Romulus, Michigan) in 2012; donated to NMAI by Kara M. Lewis in 2012.
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Place
Locust Valley; Nassau County; New York; USA
Island Name
Long Island
Island Grouping
Long Island
See related items
Non-Indian
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/8980
Barcode
268980.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling
Title
Pre Colombian Indian chess set
Object Name
Chessboard and chessmen
Media/Materials
Polymer resin, cardboard, paper
Techniques
Commercially produced/manufactured
Dimensions
47.6 x 24.6 x 5.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws624a79bcc-5441-4af6-86d8-73ba63dffcaf
Record ID
NMAI_407684