stick and ball, lacrosse

stick and ball, lacrosse

stick and ball, lacrosse

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An Anishinaabe lacrosse stick and ball, late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Collected by Amos H. Gotschall at Red Lake, Minnesota. Formerly in the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, it was acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1936.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Collector's documentation.

Place of Origin: Red Lake Nation, Miskwaagamiiwi-Zaagaiganing
Date Made or Date Range: 1880s-1910s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

wood; twine.

Techniques or Format

The stick was carved from a single piece of wood. Twine has been woven through holes in the upper portion to make a net, and has been used to secure the upper wooden loop.

Dimensions: 82 × 11.5 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Sticks of this style were made during this period.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: L 84-2088A (stick) B (ball)
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1936
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Amos H. Gotschall at Red Lake, Minnesota. Formerly in the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, it was acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1936.

GKS Reference Number: 25062
Record Creation Context

GRASAC site research visit by Alan Corbiere, David Penney, Stacey Loyer, Ruth Phillips and William Wierzbowski (curator) on December 2, 2009

Approximate Place of Origin

48.053019915, -95.00786709

Source of Information about Places

Collector's documentation.

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