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Balls (2), Double Ball game, skin. Slightly flat skin covered balls once joined together by a braided thong, thong attached only to one ball now. Ball with thong, two pieces of skin joined together by whip stitch with black thread around circumference of ball, whip stitch closing two slits, one 2 cm long, one 3 cm long. Three strand braided thong fasten to inside of ball, thong 22 cm long. Loose ball, misformed, two pieces of skin joined together by whip stitch with black thread around circumference, one slit 2 cm long, small stub of thong in seam. White deposits on thong, black soiled marks on both balls.;;

1912 p;;

19120400-19120700, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada, (CULTURE REMARKS)Attribution by provenance (DOCUMENTATION)(Waugh) "Ball for Double Ball Game - Jacob Hess" (COMMENTS)Double ball game was similar to lacrosse but was played by the women. A stick was used to toss two skin bags or two similar objects joined together by a thong. Two bases were used, two poles or two piles of earth approximately 300 to 400 yards apart. The object of the game was to get the ball over the opponents base line or to take it home (Culin:647, 648). Men were the spectators and cheered whenever a goal was made (Ritzenthaler, 113). Bets were made on the results of the score (Culin, 648).