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Leather gaming balls with beads
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Small leather ball used with the ball sticks in the ball game
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Wooden game stick with leather netting / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

There are tribal differences in the production of stickball sticks.

Tags: stickball stick, game, wood, 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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Title(s): 
Wooden game stick with leather netting
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Seminole
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, wood
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
73.240
Previous Number(s): 
7326.240
Department: 
Not On View

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