Wooden stickball sticks with leather netting / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: stickball game, stick, wood, ceremony, leather
People: Southeast
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Wooden stickball sticks with leather netting

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Muscogee (Creek)

Date:

19th century - 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

wood, hide

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Stickball Sticks

Accession No:

73.238a-b

Previous Number(s):

7326.238a-b

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 36 1/2in. (92.7cm)
Width: 3in. (7.6cm)

Cite this Page

Unknown. Wooden stickball sticks with leather netting. 73.238a-b. 19th century - 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/73238a-b (11/01/2018).

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