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Holdings: 35mm slide: 27329
Date of Photo: 1988
World Region: North America
Region: Southeast US and Eastern Woodlands
Country: United States
State/Province: Tennessee
County/District: Monroe
Geographic Location: Little Tennessee River
Archaeological Site Name: Chota
Archaeological Site Number: 40-Mr-2
Description: Cherokee chunkey players throwing poles. In a game of chunkey, Cherokee men race to hurl poles at a stone disc. The one whose pole lands closest to where the disk stops wins a point. The Union flag signifies alliance with the British; white flags mean peace. Spectators place bets on the game, which takes place in 1757 at Chota, on the Little Tennessee River.
Image Categories: Activity: Secular event; Text/Graphic/Model: Ethnohistoric text/illustration
Source Type Detail: Book Citation: "America's Ancient Cities," by Gene S. Stuart; p. 45. Washington, D.C.: The National Geographic Society, 1988.

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Full citation: "Cherokee chunkey players throwing poles. In a game of chunkey, Cherokee men race to hurl poles at a stone disc. The one whose pole lands closest to where the disk stops wins a point. The Union flag signifies alliance with the British; white flags mean peace. Spectators place bets on the game, which takes place in 1757 at Chota, on the Little Tennessee River.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-27221/27221. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 23, 2024.