Ball stick

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Culture/People: Chickasaw
Previous owner: Steve Richardson, Oklahoma Chickasaw
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 Steve Richardson (Chickasaw) 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: Oklahoma; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7505
Barcode: 027505.000

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

Object Name: Ball stick
Media/Materials: Hide, wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69c0ad716-594f-4c6a-a3e9-4938efcf7189

Record ID: NMAI_28912