Game Board
Draughts Board
Backgammon
7579
From: United States of America
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 7579 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | American |
| Provenience | United States of America |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cardboard | Wood |
| Description | Cardboard game board; Obverse 8x8 draughts/chess/checker board; reverse: backgammon board. Attached to wood base for 1895 exhibition when used with game pieces from the Maldive Islands (16489B (red) & 16489D (yellow)). Some of the pieces are still attached to the board. |
| Length | 33 cm |
| Width | 31 cm |
| Credit Line | Deposited by R. Stewart Culin, 1891 |
| Other Number | 16489A - Other Number |
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