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2004.3.59

Cup and ball game.

2004.3.59

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cup and ball game.
Long description
Turned ivory peg with flat round base and pointed tip, attached to which by a piece of blue string is a large ivory ball. The ball is drilled with a deep hole the same diameter as the tip of the peg. The aim of the game is to, by holding the peg and swinging the ball into the air, impale it on the end of the peg. [JP 10/5/2004]
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Giles Gaudard Barber
PRM source Giles Gaudard Barber
Date / Period
Date made: 1600-1800?, uncertain
Date collected
1980 - 1989
Acquisition information
Donated: 2004
Materials and processes
Material Elephant Tooth Ivory Animal, Material String, Process Turned
Dimensions
Length x Width 140 x 60 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2004.3.59

Search terms: Toy and Game, Game

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