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Snake head, used in Indian game 'su-ha'
Object Number 97-3-10/48233
Display Title Snake head, used in Indian game 'su-ha'
Descriptions
Indigenous Term su-ha
Object Description Snake head, used in Indian game 'su-ha'
Inventory Description Snow snake stick, carved wood, pointed upturned head, smooth base, incised
Classification
  • Recreational device
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1932
Artist Big Thunder
Culture
  • Eastern Abenaki
  • Penobscot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Penobscot County / Indian Island / Old Town
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 52.4 x 2.3 x 6.8 cm (20 5/8 x 7/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48233/ Snake head/ Made by Big Thunder
Provenance
Collector Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (1897)
Donor Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (1897)

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