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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2016-0009-0014   CAS 2016-0009-0014; Die
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Die
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bone; Ink
Description Miniature playing die; Cube carved of bone with each of the six sides displaying scrimshawed dots numbering one through six; Dots are incised into the bone and filled with ink.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 0.9, Width = 0.9, Length = 0.9