Game Board and Dice
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Ecuador
Date: ca. 1960
Medium: Painted wood
Dimensions:
board: h. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm); w. 39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter P. Cecere
Object number: 2006.1.276.a-d
Label Text
This board was used to play a juego de azar, or game of luck, similar to games of chance such as lotería or Bingo. The player places their money on one of the squares, and their winnings are determined by the roll of the dice featuring the same imagery as the board.
Este tablero se usaba para jugar un juego de azar, o juego de la suerte similar a la Lotería o el Bingo. El jugador coloca su dinero en uno de los cuadros, y sus ganancias se determinan por el lanzamiento de los dados con las mismas imágenes del tablero.
(LA, 2020)
Este tablero se usaba para jugar un juego de azar, o juego de la suerte similar a la Lotería o el Bingo. El jugador coloca su dinero en uno de los cuadros, y sus ganancias se determinan por el lanzamiento de los dados con las mismas imágenes del tablero.
(LA, 2020)
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