Micmac waltes game
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Item 23484
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This bowl and dice game was played throughout the Northeast. This game was made sometime in the 19th century.
To play, two players took turns throwing the dice into the bowl and received counting sticks for each die that landed decorated side up.
The rules vary, but the general goal of the game was for one person to win all the counting sticks.
Other Information
- Title: Micmac waltes game
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- State: ME
- Media: Wood
- Local Code: HM 6613
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1902
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/
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LC Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Maine
Micmac Indians
Native American arts
Games
Micmac art
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