Hook

Game Piece

16620.2

From: Sri Lanka

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ankeliya
Object Number 16620.2
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). The number 505 is written on the piece a reference to the catalog number from the Official Handbook and Catalogue of the Ceylon Courts.

Length 85.3 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Ceylon Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
Other Number 505 - Other Number

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