Ball stick

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner: Elizabeth Stevens, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Elizabeth Stevens (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA

See related items: Mississippi Choctaw; Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8833
Barcode: 018833.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Indigenous Term: ce ma te'

Object Name: Ball stick
Media/Materials: Wood, hide thong/babiche, twine/string
Techniques: Carved, bent, perforated, laced, wrapped
Dimensions: 77.5 x 7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609e13be6-71b5-4e9e-a6db-d136c01243c5

Record ID: NMAI_19980