- Name:
- Discoidal stone / chunky stone (gaming stone)
- Description:
Artifact: Discoidal stone / chunky stone (gaming stone)
Material: Quartzite or sandstone river stone
Size: ~3–3.5 in diameter
Function: Gaming stone used in the Native American chunkey game; rolled across the ground while players cast spears or poles toward it
Cultural period: Woodland–Mississippian
Provenance: Jolly’s Island, Tennessee River, Tennessee
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.181
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Chunky stone
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 3" x 3" x 1.25"
- Type/Materials:
- Quartzite
- Origin Continent:
- N/A
- Origin Country:
- N/A
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
