an assortment of game pieces

[larson1951]

kind of a cross section of the different kind of mandan game pieces or gambling chips





these two are among my favorites





the big one here in the middle is one of my favorites

this type was used for a game where these were slid on the ice and aimed at a target











on top is an unfinished piece which has ot been completely cut from the core stock
bottom left is an un finished piece
bottom right is a polished piece which is either finished or maybe was going to have a design engraved on it but the maker never got that part of it done

 

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Super fine collection Larson

 

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[crj1968]

Thou shalt not covet fellow forum members artifacts.

Those are way cool, never seen those in the northwest. ??

 

[larson1951]

Thou shalt not covet fellow forum members artifacts.

Those are way cool, never seen those in the northwest. ??

it is always much fun to find these game pieces especially the shiny little bone ones
i think tomorrow i am gonna go across the river to get some more pictures from my friend johns frames then i will post some more

 

[discoidal roller]

Is it documented anywhere on how some of the games were played or are they lost to history?

Yeah way back 100 years ago, a guy named Stewart Culin had the foresight to research and document native games. He published an exhaustive 850 page report with images and descriptions. And now you can buy it for the low price of $1.99 for your Kindle! (click on the cover of the book to see a preview)

Games of the North American Indians (Native American): Stewart Culin: 9780486231259: Amazon.com: Books

Stewart Culin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[larson1951]

Yeah way back 100 years ago, a guy named Stewart Culin had the foresight to research and document native games. He published an exhaustive 850 page report with images and descriptions. And now you can buy it for the low price of $1.99 for your Kindle! (click on the cover of the book to see a preview)

Games of the North American Indians (Native American): Stewart Culin: 9780486231259: Amazon.com: Books

Stewart Culin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

hey thanks much roller.......i think i am gonna get the paperback version (only 20 bucks)

very interesting material

 

[mamabear]

I think your place must be like a museum. How exciting to have all this history in one place. & you are an amazing caretaker!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I would take one and make a pendant out of it for a necklace and use it as a good luck piece.....






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[discoidal roller]

hey thanks much roller.......i think i am gonna get the paperback version (only 20 bucks)

very interesting material

Super interesting to me too. I came across that book while researching discoidals and chunkey. Turns out that there was a village near my home that was likely a discoidal workshop. Excavations at the Winslow Site, where Seneca Creek empties into the Potomac River, turned up 115 discs in various states of manufacture. Most were made of a fine grained red sandstone, quarried nearby. (And this same quarry turned out the stone used to make the original Smithsonian Castle.) Pretty cool. Now, if I could just find one I'd be a happy man.

Really hoping you can find some pieces in the book that match what you have!

 

[larson1951]

hey thanks much Mamabear, TH, and roller

as i posted earlier i went to get some more images from my friend john at his house
now here they are:

 

[larson1951]

a few bits of info on the rules and some things about the gaming

first of all i am wrong in my spelling .....i said 'badushka'......i am wrong....sorry for that......

should be


anyway this is a bit more;

playing the game

the pieces .....the buffalo face is the one we have never found

the basket

the rules

rest of the scoring rules

i hope this is interesting to you

larson1951

 

[ncnurseryman]

Good deal. Thanks!

 

[Neanderthal]

Wonderful pieces! Those really trip-my-trigger.