Pair of Ball Sticks
Lewis Sealey, Chickasaw / American, about 1859 - unknown
Chickasaw
Southeast
1900-1909
Wood and leather
Overall: 27 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (70.5 × 5.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.9905
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Recreational Artifacts: Sports Equipment
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Southeast
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 11.01/NAIS 11.01, Ancient Native Americans, Maddie McLeester, Fall 2022
Provenance
Made by Lewis Sealey (Dawes Roll 2460); collected by Clara G. Corser Turner Churchill (1851-1945) and Frank Carroll Churchill (1850-1912), Mississippi, 1902-1909; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
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