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Gambling Tray

A work made of plant fibers.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of plant fibers.

Date:

c. 1900

Artist:

Yokuts
Central California, United States

About this artwork

Games of chance were played by many of California’s indigenous peoples. This gambling tray would have been used for huuchuish, a game of dice played exclusively by women in which eight walnut-shell dice were thrown and sticks were used to keep score. The dice, score sticks, and participants are depicted in the circular design woven into this tray.

Status

On View, Gallery 136

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Yokuts

Title

Gambling Tray

Place

Central California (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1895–1905

Medium

Plant fibers

Dimensions

5.1 × 61 cm (2 × 24 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr.

Reference Number

1994.312

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