Lacrosse stick

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Date created: 1960-1980

Culture/People: Tuscarora
Artist/Maker: John Wesley Patterson, Jr., Tuscarora, 1925-2000
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: New York; USA (inferred)

See related items: Tuscarora; Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8540
Barcode: 258540.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Object Name: Lacrosse stick
Media/Materials: Wood, commercial leather thong, rawhide
Techniques: Laced, carved
Dimensions: 113 x 15.6 x 5.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61eff5051-6772-4408-8a2c-aac247cd2c97

Record ID: NMAI_274485