Ball game tail ornament

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Culture/People
Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner
Henry Martis Tubby, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Ball game tail ornament
Media/Materials
Wood, wool cloth, thread, horsehair, dye/dyes
Techniques
Carved, wrapped, sewn, dyed
Dimensions
24.5 x 38 x 21 cm
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Native Term
ca le
Place
Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA
Date created
circa 1900
Collection History
Collected from Henry Martis Tubby (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
Catalog Number
1/8880
Barcode
018880.000
See related items
Mississippi Choctaw
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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