Tb lub pob courtship ball

Titles: Tb lub pob courtship ball (Supplied title)

Description: 'Tb lub pob' ball for 'pob pov' to toss at New Year. Mai Yia Thao of St. Paul, Minnesota, covered this tennis ball in non-traditional cloth on December 16, 1994, for her grade school children's first practice at ball tossing at St. Paul Civic Center for Hmong New Year. Ball tossing is an ancient Hmong courtship ritual.

Dates

• 1994 (Use)

Creation

• made by: Thao, Mai Yia

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1998.217.1

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 2 1/2 inches diameter

Subjects

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