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Gambling tray
Unrecorded Klamath or Modoc artist
Not on view
Large, flexible gambling trays were popular among basket weavers living along the Oregon-California border. They were used in games played with two pairs of decorated sticks. Players moved the sticks back and forth under the basket while their opponents tried to guess their positions. Undyed golden-tan tule reed composes the background, and yellow-dyed porcupine quills and earth-dyed tule form the design. Although the design on this gambling tray was one favored by weavers, its significance is unknown.
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