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Culture/People
Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner
Albert Henry, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Ball game tail ornament
Media/Materials
Horsehair, wood, cotton cloth
Techniques
Sewn
Dimensions
75.2 x 17.2 cm
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Native Term
a si a sim bic a ca' le'
Place
Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA
Collection History
Collected from Albert Henry (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.