Dice/Die

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Culture/People: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Collector: Frederick Johnson (Fred Johnson/Frederick M. Johnson), Non-Indian, 1904-1994

Collection History: Collected in 1930 by anthropologist Frederick Johnson (1904-1994) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Whycocomagh Reserve (Waycobah); Inverness County; Nova Scotia; Canada
Island Name: Cape Breton Island

See related items: Mi'kmaq (Micmac); Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/6520
Barcode: 176520.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling
Native Term: wál'tes-

Object Name: Dice/Die
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, pigment/pigments
Techniques: Incised, painted, carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ad383afd-3eb3-42dd-8551-e054faf638d6

Record ID: NMAI_189034