Description: Native American artifact discovered in central/midwestern United States, Eastern Woodland period, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone discoidal game piece with gently convex faces and a smooth periphery, all exhibiting mottled hues of salmon, maroon, and burgundy. Discoidals like this example have been found across eastern North America, and their purpose is widely speculated. Scholars posit that these discoidal stones served as pieces for a throwing game known as chungkey or chunkey. Size: 4" Diameter (10.2 cm)
Price: 115.99 USD
Location: Robbins, North Carolina
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Provenance: North Carolina
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Native American: US
