Jackstraws
70-9-490.1
Location: On Display in the Native North America Gallery
From: United States of America | Oklahoma
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-490.1 |
| Current Location | Native North America Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Delaware Culture | Lenape |
| Provenience | United States of America | Oklahoma |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Date Made | Early 20th Century CE |
| 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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