- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Wallace, Herman, American, 1941 - 2013
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- after 1972
- Medium
- plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 1 15/16 in. (14.5 × 13.5 × 5 cm)
- Description
- A small clear plastic bag of red and black checkers pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The bag is tied closed.
- Place used
- Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Herman Wallace Archival Collection
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
- Object number
- A2018.36.1.13.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




