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Ball

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by ethnologist and ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957) in 1913 or 1914; purchased by MAI from Frances Densmore in 1917.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Collector
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
Seller
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
Date created
circa 1913
Object Name
Ball
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
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