Ball stick

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Culture/People: Choctaw
Possible owner: Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989; Museum Shop, Museum of the American Indian (MAI museum shop/Book Counter), 1956-1989
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) from MAI or its Museum Shop in 1964; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Oklahoma; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1641
Barcode: 251641.000

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

Object Name: Ball stick
Media/Materials: Wood, hide, metal nails
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 81.5 x 7.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6419bcad8-d93e-4095-969c-3df0a5ff9b87

Record ID: NMAI_267438