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Set of sixty-one wood gambling-sticks (Cat. No. 14396), 4f inches in 

 length, in leather pouch. Variously marked with colored ribbons. 

 Ends flat. No tribe; no locality. Ayer collection. 



Set of fifty seven wood gambling-sticks (Oat. No. 14395), 5 inches in 

 length, in leather pouch. Five inlaid with abalone shell, one with two 

 small round pieces near middle, one with a single piece near the middle, 

 and three with a single piece near the end. Ends flat. Alaska. Ayer 

 collection. 



Set of forty-three wood gambling-sticks (Cat. No. 14397), 4a inches in 

 length, in leather pouch. Variously figured in color. No tribe; no 

 locality. Ayer collection. 



The following sets of sticks are in the United States National 

 Museum : 



Set of thirty-one alder- wood gambling-sticks (Cat. No. 9939), 5 inches 

 in length and -^^r inch in diameter, in leather pouch. Sixteen marked 

 with red and black ribbons and twelve unpainted. Three of the latter 

 are inlaid with a piece of abalone shell. Ends hollow. Sitka, Alaska. 

 Collected by Captain Henriques. 



Set of forty-five whitewood gambling-sticks (Cat. No. 10311 ),4| inches 

 in length and -^~r inch in diameter. With one exception marked with 

 fine and deep lines cut in the wood — in part with red and black painted 

 ribbons, and eighteen with a threefold oblique-spiral ribbon lightly 

 buined around the stick. Ends flat. British Columbia (Nisse River). 

 Collected by Lieut. F. W. King, U. S. A. 



Set of forty-four polished wood gambling- sticks (Cat. No. 11389), 5^ 

 inches in length and -^g inch in diameter, in leather pouch. Sixteen 

 marked with red and black ribbons and the remainder plain. Ends 

 slightly pointed. Sitka, Alaska. Collected by Mr. Vincent Colyer. 



Thirty-four wood gambling-sticks (Cat. No. 40487), parts of three sets. 

 Ten 4f inches, fifteen 5-^^^ inches, and nine 5J inches in length. All 

 marked with black and red ribbons. Chilkat. Collected by Commander 

 L. A. Beardslee, U. S. N. 



Set of fifty-eight wood gambling-sticks (Cat. No. 45974), 5 inches in 

 length and i^,; inch in diameter, in pouch of woven grass. All painted 

 with red and black ribbons, in part obliterated. Ends hollow. Sitka, 

 Alaska. Collected by Mr. John J. McLean. 



Set of forty seven cedar and si)ruce gambling-sticks (Cat. No. 60223), 

 5-i\ inches in length and -/i; inch in diameter, in leather pouch. Forty- 

 five marked with red and black ribbons; in j)art obliterated, remainder 

 plain. Ends ovate. Alaska. Collected by Mr. John J. McLean. 



Set of sixty-nine polished wood gambling-sticks (Cat. No. 67899), 4f| 

 inches in length and -j% inch in diameter, in leather pouch. Fifty-six 

 marked with red and black ribbons and thirteen plain. The pouch 

 also contains an odd stick from another set. Ends slightly pointed, 

 Chilkat; Alaska. Collected by Mr. John J. McLean. 



