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Timimujakq Gaming Pieces, Birds
17th-18th United States toy / game
1600-179917th-18th
1 1/2 x 5 x 2 in. (4 x 13 x 5 cm)
Object Type:
toy / game
Creation Places:
North America, United States, Alaska
Medium and Support:
ivory (walrus tooth)
Accession Number:
2019.19.131
Used in the gambling game of Tingmiujaq where the birds and other little figurines were thrown like dice and those that landed upright won a point. They were usually strung together on a thong.
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Latitude: 63.326069, Longitude: -170.017834
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