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Canadian Aboriginal Artefacts

Gambling sticks and case

Gambling sticks and case

Catalogue no:

57155

Botanical classification:

ROSACEAE Malus fusca (previous: Pyrus rivularis)

Donor:

Dr. Charles Newcombe

Donor date:

1900

Geographical origin:

North America, Canada, British Columbia, Hope Island, Xumtaspi

These gambling sticks, collected by Dr. Newcombe, came in a set of 30 complete with a case. They were made by the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) people of Hope Island . The gambling sticks, called ‘Lebain’ in the Kwakiutl language, are made from crabapple wood. In 1900, the Gardens purchased the item from Newcombe for $5.00.

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