Gambling Sticks
Mediumbag-skin, bone, sinew?, yarn?
sticks-wood, paint
DimensionsOther: 7.1 × 15.9 × 51.6 cm (2 13/16 × 6 1/4 × 20 5/16 in.)
45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
Other: 0.9 × 3.3 × 12 cm (3/8 × 1 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
Other: 0.9 × 3.3 × 12 cm (3/8 × 1 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-267
Object numberHRC 00267
Descriptiongambling equipment consists of 48 sticks gambling sticks in skin bag. bag, consists of a roughly rectangular piece of tanned skin sewn between and inside edges of fold on each side forming a pouch for holding gambling sticks. seam is seewn from the outside with sinew in a variation of the running stitch (one side has been sresewn from the inside with braided yarn in the same stitch and further secured with sinew in an overcast stitch from the outside). other end of skin tapers then flares towards rounded end forming a flap for wrapping around pouch. one end of a skin thong formed by two skin thongs knotted together for wrapping around closed pouch, is reeved through tear drop shaped perforation in centre of rounded end of flap and knotted. other end of thong is reeved and knotted through perforation near one end of a rectangular piece of ivory coloured polished bone (4.5cm x 1.2cm) elliptical in cross section with rounded ends. flanking perforation are three holes drilled into one surface of bone and outlined by an incised line. piece of bone has fine crack along one side and edges of perforation are chipped. the number "935" is marked in black on inner surface of flap at rounded end. pouch has several holes at centre and along edges (holes along edge have been repaired by overcast stitching in sinew).gambling sticks have various paintings of black and red bands going around each stick. some with different measurements in between the lines showing the difference between each stick.
collected in Skidegate
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1895-1901
1895-1901
c. 1879
1895-1901
c. 1879
c. 1879
c. 1898
c. 1879
1884
1895-1901
C. 1879