NMNH Ball
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Item's Choctaw Name: Towa
Item's English Name: Stickball Ball
Age: early 1900s
Material: Cloth covered interior (possibly cotton), lacing is light colored brain tan hide
Dimensions:
Ball Length 46.8mm, Ball Width 46.2mm, Thong Width 3.3mm
Origin: collected, Philadelphia, MS, 1930s
Current Owner: National Museum of Natural History, #E380088
Location: Smithsonian Museum Support Center
Notes: This ball, covered by a woven leather thong, is of a style still commonly used in Choctaw stickball games today. |
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