Hawaiian ulumaika, or game piece. Gray stone disc has a flat edge, convex top and bottom. The game of ulumaika was played on a prepared surface. The aim of the game was to throw or bowl the stone disc between two closely placed sticks without touching them.
game pieces (game elements)
stone (rock)
Piece, Game
Original To Stephen Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Unknown
Pacific Island Group
3/4 x 2 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.3685
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