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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner
John P. Grosvenor (John Payson Grosvenor), Non-Indian, 1877-1959
Donor
John P. Grosvenor (John Payson Grosvenor), Non-Indian, 1877-1959
Object Name
Ball stick
Media/Materials
Wood, hide
Techniques
Incised
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Place
North Carolina; USA (inferred)
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Payson Grosvenor (1877-1959, of Pomfret, Connecticut); donated to MAI by John Grosvenor in 1935.