Hidatsa leather quillwork ball

Titles: Hidatsa leather quillwork ball (Supplied title)

Description: Leather ball decorated with quillwork. Used by girls and women as a game to see who could keep the ball in the air the longest. Collected by Gilbert Wilson from the Hidatsa in 1918.

Dates

• Approximately 1905 - Not later than 1918 (Dates based on Gilbert Wilson's travels to North Dakota during this time span.) (Use)

Creation

• collected by: Wilson, Gilbert Livingstone

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 7059.13

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Notes

• Gilbert L. and Frederick N. Wilson Collection.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 7 inches diameter

Subjects

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