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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Discoidal
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:Stone
Place Made:North America; United States; Georgia; Gordon County
Measurements:overall: 2 7/8 x diam 3 11/16 in.; 7.3025 x 9.3663 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.A.9.e.4
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Spherical, light brown stone with slight depressions in center of top and bottom. This type of bicave is the most likely to have been used in the Indian game of "chunky".

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American; archaeology

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