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Object Name	dice and counters
Tribe	Omaha
Object Type	game components
Description	"(B-F) painted plum seed dice; (D) and (F) have a crescent moon on one side, a star on other side; (B, C, E) are all black on one side, natural on other side; (G) stick counters made from blue joint grass"
Museum	Phoebe Hearst Museum, University of California, Berkeley, California
Catalog Number	2-5,248.00b-g
Primary Material	plant material
Subject	recreation
Year of Coll/Manuf	1901-02
Length	See notes
Notes	"'Plum stone game', a woman's game. 5 plum stones are used. The points of the game may be 50 or 100 as agreed upon. Counters are for keeping tally. The 5 plum stones are put in a wooden bowl. The bowl is held by the edge. A sharp upward movement is made w
UNL Curatorial Comments	Goes with 2-5,248.00 (a) wood bowl
Provenance	Francis La Flesche
Collection	Omaha Indian Heritage Project