'ulu maika
Language: unknown
Tile
From ancient Hawai'i, a variety of games have been handed down that were enjoyed by both adults and children. In the maika game, the objective was to roll or throw the game pieces into a target over a considerable distance. The pieces were carefully cut to ensure that they ran as straight as possible. [UM]
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Object type
Spielstein
Dimensions
Höhe: 4.2 cm, Durchmesser: 7.5
cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Linden-Museum
Stuttgart
Inventory number
087667
Provenance and sources
when
19th century
where
Hawaii
when
1913
Provenance
The object is
part of a collection that the Linden-Museum received from the Royal
Natural History Cabinet in Stuttgart in 1913. Augustin Krämer, who was
the first director of the Linden-Museum from 1911 to 1915, acquired it
during his stay in Hawai'i in 1897. Hawai'i and the Gilbert Islands
(Kiribati) were stopovers on his journey from South America to Sāmoa
(1897-1899). The exact circumstances of the acquisition are not yet
known. [UM]
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