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Datec. 1875
MediumMoosehide pouch containing 43 wooden pegs with paint
DimensionsOverall (unfolded): 16 × 7 × 1 1/4 in. (40.6 × 17.8 × 3.2 cm)
Other (folded): 5 × 7 × 2 in. (12.7 × 17.8 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.502.1-44
Not on view
DescriptionLeather pouch containing 43 wooden sticks. This bag contains polished wooden pegs used in the most popular and widely distributed gambling game called Alhkar played by tribes on the Northwest Coast.
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Additional Details
Exhibition History
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 47, illus. 40).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 47, illus. 40).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 40, illus. 40.
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on verso of pouch flap: NANW 43
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