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Ball Stick
Object Number 993-20-10/71145
Display Title Ball Stick
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kapucha
Object Description Ball stick (2 of 2), gray-painted wood, brain-tanned leather bindings, taped handles. 78.5 L x 5.1 cm W x 2.8 cm H. Called "kapucha"
Inventory Description Sports equipment, lacrosse stick, bent wood painted grey, hide lacing, taped han
Classification
  • Sports equipment
Department Ethnographic
Date Late 20th century
Culture
  • Choctaw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Mississippi / Neshoba County / Philadelphia
Materials Wood, Paint, Hide, Sports tape, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 77.7 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm (30 9/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-20-10/71145
Provenance
Collector Kenneth H. Carleton (01/01/1993-02/01/1993)

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