Handkerchiefs 4

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Miss Frances T. Densmore
Donor Name
Miss Frances T. Densmore
ILLUS. PLATE 21, NO. 2 AFTER P. 188 IN BAE BULLETIN 136. FROM CARD: "THESE FOUR HANDKERCHIEFS ARE FOLDED AND KNOTTED TO SERVE AS PADS IN THE 'BULLET GAME.' ONE PLAIN AND THREE COLORED OBJECTS ARE HIDDEN UNDER THEM. (SEE MOCCASIN GAME OR HIDDEN BALL GAME.)"
Record Last Modified
20 Jun 2022
Specimen Count
4
Culture
Choctaw
Accession Date
16 Jan 1939
Collection Date
1932 to 1933
Accession Number
150807
USNM Number
E380091-0
Object Type
Handkerchief
Place
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, North America
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8415955
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c46acc27-5cf2-4651-ae1b-03bd6896a54b
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