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Shinney/Shinny stick

Object Details

Collection History
Collected between 1896 and 1901 by Mrs. Ida A. Roff Fick (1868-1960) when she taught at an Episcopal Indian school in Anadarko, Oklahoma; purchased by MAI from Mrs. Fick in 1943.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Kiowa
Collector
Ida A. R. Fick (Ida M. Roff/Mrs. Henry L.A. Fick/Ida Frick), Non-Indian, 1868-1960
Previous owner
Ida A. R. Fick (Ida M. Roff/Mrs. Henry L.A. Fick/Ida Frick), Non-Indian, 1868-1960
Seller
Ida A. R. Fick (Ida M. Roff/Mrs. Henry L.A. Fick/Ida Frick), Non-Indian, 1868-1960
Date created
1896-1901
Object Name
Shinney/Shinny stick
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Incised, painted
Dimensions
56 x 6 x 8 cm
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
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