| Object Number | 17833 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Korean |
| Provenience | Korea |
| Period | Joseon Dynasty |
| Date Made | 19th Century - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Inscription Language | Korean Language |
| Description | Paper board game for Umul Gonu (오밭고누) or "Well Gonu". Each player has two stones which they may put down alternately or may set at the beginning. The players move one piece at a time, in alternate plays along the sides of the square, except that marked with a circle, which is barred, or from the corners to the center. The object of the game is to block the opponent's men so that they cannot move. The game is historically called Pong Hau K'i (裤裆棋) in China (Guangdong province) and in Thailand a similar game is played called "Sua tok tong" or "Suea Tok Thang". This game was collected by Stewart Culin who learned how to play it from Pak Young Kiu ( 박용규 ), the secretary of the Korean commission at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. |
| Length | 26 cm |
| Width | 21 cm |
| Credit Line | Deposited by R. Stewart Culin, 1894 |
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