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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Anthropology Item Information

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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:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Game Stick

Accession No:

73.240

Previous Number(s):

7326.240

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 40in. (101.6cm)
Width: 3in. (7.6cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

ball, ceremony, competition, competitions, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, event, game, hide, rituals (events), sport, Stick, stickball

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Unknown. Wooden game stick with leather netting. 73.240. 19th century - 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/73240 (11/01/2018).

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