Ball stick

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Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner: Dahnola Jessan (Dahnola Jessean), Eastern Band of Cherokee
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Dahnola Jessan (Eastern Band of Cherokee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8994
Barcode: 018994.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Indigenous Term: de las ka L ti'n

Object Name: Ball stick
Media/Materials: Wood, hide
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fca68653-0956-4726-a040-c90344d7b9f2

Record ID: NMAI_20377