- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wooden gaming piece for playing pachisi. For three additional gaming pieces found with this one see [1932.89.207 .33 - .34] & [1932.89.207 .36]
- Long description
- Wooden gaming piece for playing pachisi. For ornamented, four cornered bag see [1932.89.207 .1], for photo of two men playing pachisi see [1932.89.207 .2], for 30 gaming pieces in a set see [1932.89.207 .3 - .31], and for three additional gaming pieces see [1932.89.207 .33 -.34] & [1932.89.207 .36] [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/3/2005]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1932
- Date collected
- By 1932
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1932
- Materials and processes
- Material Textile, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Turned, Process Painted, Process Embroidered, Process Woven
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 20 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1932.89.207.35 Other numbers: 117
- Research and responses
See Related Documents File [RDF] for list of objects and letter [front of accession book] dated 28.11.1932 from the Keeper of the Indian Institute to Henry Balfour confirming transfer of these objects to the University Museum. [MR 13/8/2001]
Pachisi, also called Ludo, or Parcheesi, board game, sometimes called the national game of India. Four players in opposing partnerships of two attempt to move pieces around a cross-shaped track. Moves are determined by throws of cowrie shells or dice. [Encyclopaedia Britannica Online]
Search terms: Bag, Toy and Game, Gaming Piece, Photograph