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.

Materials

Made of wood and three unsmoked deer hide thongs.

Techniques or Format

Thongs are strung through five holes in outer frame and knotted together in the center.

Other Notes

see lacrosse stict in University Museum Philadelphia

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Good.
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am,+.5169
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.

GKS Reference Number: 27220
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, lacrosse stick. Currently in the British Museum, Am,+.5169. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 27220.

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), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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