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Culture/People
Oklahoma Seminole
Previous owner
Mr. Burton, Oklahoma Seminole
Collector
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949
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
i to ko ni
Place
Oklahoma; USA
Collection History
Collected from Mr. Burton (Oklahoma Seminole) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and Hope M. Fulbright (1879-1949), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.