Ball stick

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Culture/People: Alibamu
Previous owner: Charles Thompson, Alibamu
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Charles Thompson (Alibamu) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Texas; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6735
Barcode: 026735.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Indigenous Term: ka pu tci'

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6820c2bba-f90d-4ab4-8390-3fbdbd5d20e1

Record ID: NMAI_28480