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Pelota ball - used in playing the game of the same name
Pelota ball - used in playing the game of the same name
Object Number 46-46-70/2298
Display Title Pelota ball - used in playing the game of the same name
Descriptions
Inventory Description Toy, ball, woven reed, open work, hollow, vegetable fiber tie, some reed broken
Classification
  • Toy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ming
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / <County> / Pangasinan
Additional Geographic Terms Manila, North of
Materials Reed, Vegetable fiber, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 10.9 x 11.3 cm (4 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-46-70/2298

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