model lacrosse stick

model lacrosse stick

model lacrosse stick

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Introduction

Small model lacrosse stick, made of wood and leather strips. Lewis Henry Morgan collection.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Date Made or Date Range: prior to 1840
Materials

wood, leather

Techniques or Format

Shaft made with wood; netting made of twisted hide thong, laced through holes in wood, dye (remnants of paint on the netting and on the wood -- blue or black?), brass nail in bottom of shaft.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

collected in 1840s (catalog record)

Current Location: Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 70.89.31
Collection at Current Location: Lewis Henry Morgan Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1970
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1840s
Previous Collectors: Lewis Henry Morgan
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan in 1840s in New York State and bequeathed to the University of Rochester (U of R) upon his death in 1881. The collection was transferred from the U of R to the Rochester Museum in 1970.

GKS Reference Number: 45223
Record Creation Context

Visit to Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester, NY) of Wahsontiio Cross, Kate Higginson, Alexandra Nahwegahbow, Melissa Otis, Ruth Phillips and Paula Whitlow, assisted by Jamie Jacobs and Kathryn Murano on 2-3 May 2016.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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