Leather mat

Made:
1871-1900 in Alaska
Leather mat, reputedly for casting dice for divination purposes

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Leather mat, reputedly for casting dice for divination purposes
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Leather mat, reputedly for casting dice for divination purposes, probably Alaskan Eskimo, late 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A169694
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
overall weight: x x , , .06kg
type:
mats
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)