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Object Number
97-3-10/48235
Display Title
Used in Indian game la crosse
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
su-ha
Object Description
Snow snake stick used in Indian game la crosse
Inventory Description
Snow snake stick, carved wood, incised decoration, upturned head, smooth base
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: 37.7 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm (14 13/16 x 1 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48235/ Made by Big Thunder
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1897)
Donor
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1897)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97-3-10/48233 | Snake head, used in Indian game 'su-ha' |
Recreational device
|
Old Town
| |
| 97-3-10/48234 | Spoon used in Indian game 'su-ha' |
Recreational device
|
Old Town
| |
| 28-27-10/98365.1 | Game, 7 sticks |
Sports equipment
|
Maine
| |
| 97-3-10/48236 | Ball used in Indian game la crosse |
Sports equipment
|
Old Town
| |
| 34-76-10/3667 | Long stick used in playing game of snow snake |
Game
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60379C | Wooden snow snakes, possibly from Great Lakes area. Fire-hardened. |
Recreational device
|
United States
| |
| 985-27-10/60379B | Wooden snow snakes, possibly from Great Lakes area. Fire-hardened. |
Recreational device
|
United States
| |
| 985-27-10/60379A | Wooden snow snakes, possibly from Great Lakes area. Fire-hardened. |
Recreational device
|
United States
| |
| 38-44-10/12906 | Piece of walrus tusk, used in a snow snake game |
Tools
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.1835 | Game of Su-Ha (Snake Game) |
United States
| ||
| 30-69-10/K48 | Game - wickerwork hoop and sending sticks |
Recreational device
|
North Dakota?
South Dakota? | |
| 985-27-10/60141 | Cheyenne hoop and pole game. 1 hoop and 2 poles. |
Recreational device
|
Montana?
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