Jackstraws

70-9-490

From: United States of America | Oklahoma

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-490
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Delaware Culture | Lenape
Provenience United States of America | Oklahoma
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Grass
Description

Grass straws, some with patterns marked by singing. In 3/88, there were 13 marked and 41 unmarked straws tied up together, and an additional 63 unmarked straws loose. Part of note in Speck's handwriting on tag accompanying object: "Fifty counters, plain for 1 point each, 15 counters marked for 5 to 75 points each, also eagle quill straw puller. Joe Washington." See Speck, Okahoma ceremonies, pp. 104-6.

Length 25 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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