Dice/Die

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Date created: circa 1913

Culture/People: Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Collector: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
Seller: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957

Collection History: Collected by ethnologist and ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957) in 1913 or 1914; purchased by MAI from Frances Densmore in 1917.
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Place: Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA

See related items: Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]; Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/7973
Barcode: 067973.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Dice/Die
Media/Materials: Fruit pit
Techniques: Incised, scorched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65744acad-105f-405f-8599-3cdc2a3814e8

Record ID: NMAI_73266