Hook

Game Piece

16620.1

From: Sri Lanka

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ankeliya
Object Number 16620.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sinhalese
Provenience Sri Lanka
Period 19th Century
Date Made 1800 - 1893
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Description

One of a pair of wood hooks used for the game of Ankeliya (Ankllia).

Length 83 cm
Width 11.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Ceylon Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
Other Number 506 - Other Number

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