Game Piece
46-6-95E
From: United States of America | North Carolina | Qualla Boundary | Big Cove
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 46-6-95E |
| 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 | Wood |
| Description | Twigs. 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"). |
| Length | 14.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
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