Sheep Anklebone Game, "shagai huudiitei chagai"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 25 Mar 2005
label: Collection Date
content: 10 Jul 2002
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. J. D. Rogers
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: The bag is made of a shiny blue polyester brocade with gold floral motif, with light blue and medium blue ribbon stitched along the bottom. The inside has a plain black polyester lining. Yellow thread is laced through the top as a drawstring/tie. Inside are one red and three naturally colored sheep bones. The folded paper instructions are printed in English and show the meaning of the rolls. The anklebones are taken from the rear legs of sheep, goats, or gazelle. This game dates back in early Mongol history. These games are very common, often made by the families themselves. The game is used to foretell one's future depending on the way in which the bones land- either in a horse, camel, goat, or sheep fashion (Video Footage, Tape 4, 7/10/02).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Dec 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 6
place: label: Place
content: Ulaan Baatar, Central Province, Mongolia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mongolian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2029642
label: USNM Number
content: E432901-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Game
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 13.5 cm
label: Width
content: 11 cm