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Lacrosse stick

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from the artist on behalf of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Artist/Maker
Charles Poodry (Charlie Poodry), Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent
Nancy Engle, Non-Indian
IACB source
Charles Poodry (Charlie Poodry), Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Date created
1969
Object Name
Lacrosse stick
Media/Materials
Wood, commercial leather thong
Techniques
Carved, laced, painted
Dimensions
110.8 x 18.5 x 6.8 cm
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
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