Ball Game Racket, Stickball Stick?

1998.19.0233

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Ball Game Racket, Stickball Stick?   (1998.19.0233)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Recreational Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Sports Equipment
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 19th - mid 20th century
Culture Native American: Southeast: Seminole
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 78.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 12.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.9 cm
Weight 252 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Wood, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Wrapping

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Blanchard, Kendall. The Mississippi Choctaws at Play: The Serious Side of Leisure. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1981.

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Museum of Natural History, UIUC
Reproduction No

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