lacrosse stick

lacrosse stick

lacrosse stick

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Introduction

Lacrosse stick. Anishinaabeg. Collected by Noldwritt and purchased by the British Museum from G. R. Harding in 1891.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

British Museum accession record.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information in the British Museum object catalogue.

Materials

Made of wood, with three thongs of unsmoked deer hide.

Techniques or Format

The thongs are strung through five holes in the outer frame and knotted together in the center of the circle.

Other Notes

See lacrosse stick in the University Museum of Philadelphia.

Condition: Good.
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am,+.5168
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1891
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: G R Harding
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Noldwritt and purchased by the British Museum from G R Harding in 1891.

Publication History

Rayna Green, ed. 'The British Museum Encyclopedia of Native North America' (British Museum Press, 1999) p.72.
JCH King, 'Thunderbird and Lightning,' (British Museum Press, 1982) p. 30.

GKS Reference Number: 24439
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabeg artist, lacrosse stick. Currently in the British Museum, Am,+.5168. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 24439.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Jonathan King (JK), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

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