Arapaho Shinny Stick and Hide Ball

Description:

Arapaho Shinny Stick and Hide Ball, c. 1880s, wood stick with hide thong and pigmented hair-filled ball, which is original to the stick, lg. of stick 20 1/2 in.

Provenance: Amos Gotschall collection; Charles Miles collection.

Literature: Charles Miles, Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North America, New York, 1986, p. 208, no. 10.13.
Estimate $800-1,200


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