introduction
food
childhood, clothing, tools
ceremony, wealth, recreation
Ceremony and Ceremonial Dance

Money and Wealth
Smoking
Musical Instruments
Adult Games
01. Ring and pin, salmon bones, stick
Hupa

02. Ring and pin game, squash stems, stick
Mohave

03. Dice (6) and counter sticks (9), walnut shells, by Lucy Parker, ca 1994
Sierra Miwok

04. Stick dice (6 staves), wood
Pomo

05. Stick dice (6 staves), wood
Pomo

06. Stick dice (6 staves) and counter sticks (10), wood, by Lucy Parker, ca 1994
Sierra Miwok

07. Stick dice (4 staves), wood, with charcoal marks
Kumeyaay

08. Counting sticks, for gambling
Pomo

09. Game counters, sticks
Wailaki

10. "Indian cards," marked and plain sticks
Hupa

11. Ball, wood
Pomo

12. Ball, wood
Sierra Miwok

13. Ball and racket, for racket game, women's game
Sierra Miwok

14. Double balls, for shinny game
Hupa

ishi and intercultural objects


Miwok/Paiute and Kashaya Pomo. Lucy Parker participating
in a Family Day public presentation. Lucy Parker is a traditional
artist who crafts jewelry and baskets as well as games.
Photograph by Peg Skorpinski, Hearst Museum, June 2, 2002.