| Native Name | 먹국 |
| Object Number | 16362I |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Korean |
| Provenience | Korea |
| Date Made | 19th Century - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Pine Nuts |
| Subject | Mŏkkuk |
| Description | Pine nut (잣chat) used in a game called mŏkkuk (먹국). A boy will take several pine nuts in one hand and hold out both hands. Another boy then endeavors to point out the hand that contains the nuts. If he succeeds he wins them, but if he fails he pays an equal number. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. Pak Young Kiu, Korean Commission, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
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