#yokuts

Polychrome Gambling Tray, Yokuts, 1890, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas

Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr., Alsdorf Foundation, African and Amerindian Art Purchase, and Mrs. Pauline S. Armstrong funds; restricted gift of Terry E. and Cynthia Perucca; O. Renard Goltra Endowment; African and Amerindian Art General Sales Proceeds Size: Diam. 66 cm (26 in.) Medium: Plant fibers

Gambling Tray, Yokuts, 1895, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas

Games of chance were played by many of California's indigenous peoples. This gambling tray would have been used for huuchuish, a game of dice played exclusively by women in which eight walnut-shell dice were thrown and sticks were used to keep score. The dice, score sticks, and participants are depicted in the circular design woven into this tray. Restricted gift of Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr. Size: 5.1 × 61 cm (2 × 24 in.) Medium: Plant fibers

Gambling Tray, Yokuts, 1895, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas

Games of chance were played by many of California's indigenous peoples. This gambling tray would have been used for huuchuish, a game of dice played exclusively by women in which eight walnut-shell dice were thrown and sticks were used to keep score. The dice, score sticks, and participants are depicted in the circular design woven into this tray. Restricted gift of Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr. Size: 5.1 × 61 cm (2 × 24 in.) Medium: Plant fibers

Feathered Bottleneck Basket with Bands of Interlocking Diamonds, Yokuts, 1875, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas

Louise Benton Wagner Endowment Size: 14 × 30.5 cm (5 1/2 × 12 in.) Medium: Plant fibers, feathers, and wool with dye

Polychrome Gambling Tray, Yokuts, 1890, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas

Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr., Alsdorf Foundation, African and Amerindian Art Purchase, and Mrs. Pauline S. Armstrong funds; restricted gift of Terry E. and Cynthia Perucca; O. Renard Goltra Endowment; African and Amerindian Art General Sales Proceeds Size: Diam. 66 cm (26 in.) Medium: Plant fibers

Polychrome Gambling Tray, Yokuts, 1890, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas

Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr., Alsdorf Foundation, African and Amerindian Art Purchase, and Mrs. Pauline S. Armstrong funds; restricted gift of Terry E. and Cynthia Perucca; O. Renard Goltra Endowment; African and Amerindian Art General Sales Proceeds Size: Diam. 66 cm (26 in.) Medium: Plant fibers

Feathered Bottleneck Basket with Bands of Interlocking Diamonds, Yokuts, 1875, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas

Louise Benton Wagner Endowment Size: 14 × 30.5 cm (5 1/2 × 12 in.) Medium: Plant fibers, feathers, and wool with dye