Culture/People

Coushatta (Koasati)

Previous owner

Robert Batiste (Robert Batisti), Coushatta (Koasati)

Eliza Batiste, Coushatta (Koasati)

Collector

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Object Name

Ball stick

Media/Materials

Wood, hide

Techniques

Carved

Object Type

Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Native Term

sto ka'

Place

Near Elton; Elton; Jefferson Davis Parish; Louisiana; USA

Collection History

Collected from Robert Batiste (Coushatta) and Eliza Batiste (Coushatta) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

1/8475

Barcode

018475.000

See related items

Coushatta (Koasati)

Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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