Cup and Pin Game [NMAI Cat.027394]
Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo
Description:
Video of cup and pin game with red and blue beads, with Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo briefly describing it in the Crow language during her visit to NMAI in 2005.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Date of Creation:
Physical Details:
Media/Materials: Deer bone/bones, copper, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Strung
Dimensions: unspecified
Catalog Number:
NMAI Cat. #027394
External Links:
Provenance:
NMAI catalog record states: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George H. Huber (1843-1916, a collector and owner of Huber’s Museum in New York City); purchased by George G. Heye from George Huber or at an auction of Huber's collection in 1910. The NMAI label attached to the item states: Game 027394 Crow Montana. The original catalog card states: Bone game. Crow. Jnos[?] Huber Collection.
Citation:
Cup and Pin Game. National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Cat. #027394).
Video of Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo describing the cup and pin game with red and black beads (Cat. #027394), 2005. Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo and Susie Kelly NMAI Crow Heritage Collection, Crow Indian Virtual Archive and Museum.
Creators:
Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo Susie Kelly
Keywords:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Games
John/George (1843-1916)
Beadwork
Heye
Tape 12
Cup and pin game
George (1874-1957)
material-culture
Deer bone
Huber