Gaming Tray

46-6-95A

From: United States of America | North Carolina | Qualla Boundary | Big Cove

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 46-6-95A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cherokee
Provenience United States of America | North Carolina | Qualla Boundary | Big Cove
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Oak
Technique Twilled
Description

twilled oak splints. Basket of white oak splints; twilled weave. Shallow, square. "For basket game, used with 6 "dice" of wood, halves of butter beans, or large grains of corn scorched on one side. Salvaged by Will West Long, of Big Cove, from loft of house in Big Cove. Native name - "flat").

Height 9 cm
Length 44.5 cm
Width 42 cm
Credit Line Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946

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