Culture/People

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Previous owner

Sawan Littlejohn, Eastern Band of Cherokee

Collector

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

Object Name

Ball stick

Media/Materials

Hickory wood, hide thong/babiche, iron nails

Techniques

Carved, nailed, bent, perforated, laced, burned

Dimensions

72.5 x 8 x 2.6 cm

Object Type

Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Native Term

dilasgaldi

Place

Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)

Date created

circa 1905

Collection History

Collected from Sawan Littlejohn (Eastern Band of Cherokee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

1/8995

Barcode

018995.000

See related items

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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