Game Stick

37606B

From: United States of America | Montana | Fort Peck Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 37606B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Yankton | Dakota | Sioux
Provenience United States of America | Montana | Fort Peck Reservation
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Creator Black Chicken
Section American
Materials Wood | Cotton | Wool
Description

Hoop (a) and two pairs of sticks (d-e) for ring and darts game. Made by Black Chicken.

The sticks are dyed red and blue, and wrapped in undyed cloth. A strip of black or red wool is tied around one end of each stick. They are all tied together in a bundle, and a small cloth and metal hoop holds the bundle together.

Credit Line John Wanamaker Expedition, 1900; R. Stewart Culin, 1900

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