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Wood game piece
Description A game piece, possibly Dakota, circa the mid to late 19th century. The piece is made of gently bent carved of wood in a lozenge shape with a point at one end and a circle at the other.
Quantity 1 item
Format Content Category: artifacts
Measurements 8 inches length
1 1/2 inches width
Nomenclature Game piece (game element)
Creation Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians
Made in Minnesota, United States
Subjects Collected by: Whipple, Bishop Henry Benjamin
Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians
Made in Minnesota, United States
Used by Dakota Indians
Indian. Recreation. Games. Traditional
Dates Discovery: Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901
Credit Line Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Holding Type 3D Objects
ID Number 1523