Culture/People:

Kalinago (Carib/Kalina) [Dominica]  Search this

NMAI agent:

Susan Secakuku, Hopi Pueblo  Search this

Previous owner:

Alexander Burton, Kalinago (Carib/Kalina) [Dominica]  Search this

Seller:

Alexander Burton, Kalinago (Carib/Kalina) [Dominica]  Search this

Object Name:

Cricket balls

Media/Materials:

Commercially tanned leather

Techniques:

Commercially produced/manufactured

Dimensions:

7.3 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Place:

Crayfish River; Saint David Parish; Dominica

Archipelago:

Lesser Antilles

Island Name:

Dominica

Island Grouping:

Windward Islands

Geographical Areas:

Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

Date created:

1990-2002

Collection History:

Formerly owned by Alexander Burton (Kalinago, coach of the Kalinago Cricket team); purchased by Susan Secakuku (Hopi Pueblo, NMAI staff member) from Alexander Burton in 2002.

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Catalog Number:

26/538

Barcode:

260538.000

See related items:

Kalinago (Carib/Kalina) [Dominica]

Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws685448406-cd42-4c83-8198-d06311242c54

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_276664