Battledore and shuttlecock

Culture/People
Makah
Expedition
John Wanamaker Expedition (1900)
Expedition sponsor
John Wanamaker, Non-Indian, 1838-1922
Expedition leader
Stewart Culin, Non-Indian, 1858-1929
Previous owner
Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
Collection History
Collected in 1900 by anthropologist Stewart Culin (1858-1929) during the John Wanamaker Expedition, which was led by Culin and sponsored by the Free Museum of Art and Science (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Philadelphia businessman John Wanamaker (1838-1922); part of the collection of the Free Museum of Science and Art until 1908 when it was acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum of Science and Art.
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Place
Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA
See related items
Makah
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
1/9278
Barcode
019278.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling
Native Term
kla-hiak
Object Name
Battledore and shuttlecock
Media/Materials
Wood, red cedar, feather/feathers
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
15.3 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws611d9a20a-7457-4171-8967-6b4d22320fbb
Record ID
NMAI_20224